Possession Quizzes

Possession Quiz 1

1 Where is Roland working in the novel's first scene?
The British Museum

The British Library

The Folger Institute

The London Library
2 Where is the largest collection of Ash material held?
The Blackadder Collection

The Wolff Collection

The Cropper Archives

The Stant Collection
3 What is the date on the letters Roland finds?
December 24

February 19

June 21

September 7
4 Which of the following is NOT true about the letters?
The letters do not contain the name of their recipient.

The recipient seems to have been a woman.

The letters include lines that have been crossed out.

The letters contain pressed and dried flowers.
5 What is the name of Ash's 12-book epic poem?
Ringarnas

Thorveld

Ragnarok

The Ring Cycle
6 How old is Roland at the start of the novel?
37

29

39

25
7 Where is the Ash Factory located?
The British Museum

Oxford

University College, London

Cambridge
8 What is Val's nickname for Roland?
Dove

Monkey

Mole

Puppy
9 What adjective does Val make a habit of using when describing her work and life?
Slighted

Menial

Cheap

Abject
10 What is the relationship between Roland and Blackadder?
Blackadder was his graduate supervisor.

They completed their doctorates at the same time.

Blackadder is the rival of Roland's supervisor.

Blackadder has been his mentor since he was a child.
11 Which of the following is NOT true about Christabel LaMotte?
She wrote stories perceived to be for children.

Her father was a scholar of mythology.

He family had French origins.

She was one of the first women to translate Classical literature.
12 What scholarly project is Beatrice Nest committed to?
Reassessing Victorian poetry through a feminist lens

Editing the journals of Blanche Glover

Editing the journals of Ellen Ash

Writing the definitive biogrpahy of Randolph Henry Ash
13 Which is true about the relationship between Maud and Fergus?
They were married but divorced because he did not support her career.

They are childhood friends.

They hate each other because they were once rivals for the same job.

They were lovers for a brief period.
14 What university does Maud work at?
Oxford

York

Lincoln

Cambridge
15 How did Blanche Glover die?
She drowned herself.

She overdosed on opium.

She died of consumption.

She died after an illegal abortion.
16 What is the name of the ancestral Bailey estate?
Selkie Abbey

Bailey Park

St Croye Court

Seal Court
17 What kind of pet do Blanche and Christabel keep?
A black cat

A cage of goldfinches

A large dog

A spotted goat
18 What color is Maude's hair?
Blonde

Mousy brown

Flaming red

Jet black
19 What space does George Bailey allow Roland and Maud to visit?
The attic

The winter garden

Christabel's bedroom

The crypt
20 What do they find on their first visit to Seal Court?
Copies of some unknown poems

Christabel's journal

Letters exchanged between Randolph and Christabel

A photograph of a young girl
21 What was Ellen Ash's maiden name?
Bailey

Best

Nest

Glover
22 Which is true of Ellen and Randolph's courtship?
They had to wait almost fifteen years to marry.

They eloped at a young age.

Randolph had a previous relationship with her sister.

Ellen had been Randolph's ward as a child.
23 In what season do Maud and Roland stay with the Baileys to read the discovered materials?
Fall

Spring

Summer

Winter
24 When did Randolph Ash travel to Yorkshire?
April 1850

September 1871

October 1862

June 1859
25 What makes it difficult to believe that Christabel could have accompanied him?
He was surrounded by other men who would have noticed her presence.

She was believed to be in Italy at this period.

She was often too ill to travel.

He wrote consistently to his wife during this time.

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