Possession Quizzes

Possession Quiz 1

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

The British Museum

The London Library

The Folger Institute
2 Where is the largest collection of Ash material held?
The Wolff Collection

The Stant Collection

The Blackadder Collection

The Cropper Archives
3 What is the date on the letters Roland finds?
September 7

June 21

December 24

February 19
4 Which of the following is NOT true about the letters?
The letters include lines that have been crossed out.

The recipient seems to have been a woman.

The letters contain pressed and dried flowers.

The letters do not contain the name of their recipient.
5 What is the name of Ash's 12-book epic poem?
The Ring Cycle

Ringarnas

Ragnarok

Thorveld
6 How old is Roland at the start of the novel?
37

39

29

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

University College, London

Cambridge

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

Mole

Puppy

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

Cheap

Abject

Menial
10 What is the relationship between Roland and Blackadder?
They completed their doctorates at the same time.

Blackadder is the rival of Roland's supervisor.

Blackadder was his graduate supervisor.

Blackadder has been his mentor since he was a child.
11 Which of the following is NOT true about Christabel LaMotte?
She was one of the first women to translate Classical literature.

He family had French origins.

She wrote stories perceived to be for children.

Her father was a scholar of mythology.
12 What scholarly project is Beatrice Nest committed to?
Editing the journals of Blanche Glover

Writing the definitive biogrpahy of Randolph Henry Ash

Reassessing Victorian poetry through a feminist lens

Editing the journals of Ellen Ash
13 Which is true about the relationship between Maud and Fergus?
They hate each other because they were once rivals for the same job.

They were lovers for a brief period.

They were married but divorced because he did not support her career.

They are childhood friends.
14 What university does Maud work at?
Lincoln

Oxford

Cambridge

York
15 How did Blanche Glover die?
She overdosed on opium.

She died after an illegal abortion.

She drowned herself.

She died of consumption.
16 What is the name of the ancestral Bailey estate?
Selkie Abbey

Seal Court

St Croye Court

Bailey Park
17 What kind of pet do Blanche and Christabel keep?
A spotted goat

A black cat

A cage of goldfinches

A large dog
18 What color is Maude's hair?
Mousy brown

Blonde

Jet black

Flaming red
19 What space does George Bailey allow Roland and Maud to visit?
The crypt

Christabel's bedroom

The attic

The winter garden
20 What do they find on their first visit to Seal Court?
A photograph of a young girl

Letters exchanged between Randolph and Christabel

Copies of some unknown poems

Christabel's journal
21 What was Ellen Ash's maiden name?
Best

Glover

Bailey

Nest
22 Which is true of Ellen and Randolph's courtship?
Ellen had been Randolph's ward as a child.

They eloped at a young age.

Randolph had a previous relationship with her sister.

They had to wait almost fifteen years to marry.
23 In what season do Maud and Roland stay with the Baileys to read the discovered materials?
Spring

Fall

Summer

Winter
24 When did Randolph Ash travel to Yorkshire?
June 1859

April 1850

October 1862

September 1871
25 What makes it difficult to believe that Christabel could have accompanied him?
She was believed to be in Italy at this period.

She was often too ill to travel.

He was surrounded by other men who would have noticed her presence.

He wrote consistently to his wife during this time.

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