Surfacing Quizzes

Surfacing Quiz 1

1 When was the novel published?

1969

1972

1980

1995
2 The novel takes place in ___.

France

Canada

The US

Britain
3 We do not know the narrator's ___.

appearance

age

name

all of these
4 The narrator is a/an ___.

fine artist

author

illustrator

poet
5 Who served in the Vietnam War?

Paul

The narrator's father

Joe

David
6 Who is still alive in the narrator's family?

Her mother

No one

Her father

Her brother
7 How long has the narrator known Anna?

Five months

Nine months

Two months

Two years
8 What is "Random Samples?"

The book the narrator is illustrating

A poem David wrote

Anna's paperback

David and Joe's film
9 What was going on during the narrator's childhood?

WWI

Vietnam War

Iraq War

WWII
10 What do Paul and the narrator exchange?

Gossip

Newspapers

Bread

Vegetables
11 Her mother's diary was filled with ___.

factual information

emotional interludes

drawings

philosophical musings
12 At the beginning of the novel, the narrator seems to have ___.

a child only

a husband from whom she is separated

a husband and child

a husband with whom she is together
13 When she returns to the village, she thinks ___.

she never wants to leave again

it seems hostile

it seems like it has changed

it has not changed at all
14 What does David want to do on this trip?

Rock climb

Fish

Birdwatch

Hike
15 What of her mother's is still in the house?

A notebook

A leather jacket

A necklace

A shawl
16 What kind of book is NOT in the cabin?

Bibles

Classics

Old paperbacks

Scottish poetry
17 How long have David and Anna been married?

10 years

9 years

5 years

1 year
18 How does the narrator feel about Joe?

She is afraid of him.

She loves him.

She likes him enough.

She detests him.
19 What were the pictures she'd drawn in her room of?

Animals

Glamorous women

Explosions

Trees
20 Her father can best be described as ___.

logical

spiritual

creative

witty
21 Her father hated ___.

women

Christianity

nature

art
22 Her mother loved what creature?

The crows

The loons

The herons

The jays
23 What does Anna say she has to do for David?

Wear makeup

Be thin

Dress nicely

Be sexual
24 What is the narrator illustrating?

Greek myths

Quebec Folk Tales

Grimms Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales
25 As a child, she wanted to go to ___.

Sunday School

a museum

the city

the United States

Surfacing Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for Surfacing is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for Surfacing

Surfacing study guide contains a biography of Margaret Atwood, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for Surfacing…

Essays for Surfacing

Surfacing literature essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Surfacing by Margaret Atwood.

Wikipedia Entries for Surfacing

Introduction

View Wikipedia Entries for Surfacing…