The Garden Party Quizzes

The Garden Party Quiz 1

By Melanie R. McBride · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 26, 2015

1 In what country was Katherine Mansfield born?

Scotland

New Zealand

South Africa

England
2 What is Katherine Mansfield’s real first name?

Kathleen

Kaitlyn

Kayanna

Cassidy
3 Mansfield used her large home in Wellington as the setting for what story in "The Garden Party and Other Stories?"

“Miss Brill”

“The Singing Lesson”

“At the Bay”

“The Garden Party”
4 What college did Mansfield attend with her sisters in 1903?

University of Oxford

Queen's College

University of Cambridge

University of Manchester
5 Who is Ida Baker?

Mansfield's stepmother

Mansfield's editor

Mansfield’s long time friend and companion

Mansfield's sister
6 How many times was Mansfield married?

4

1

3

2
7 Mansfield published her first collection of short stories in 1911 called _______.

"News and Notes"

"Bliss"

"The Garden Party"

“In a German Pension”
8 Why did Mansfield travel away from London later in her life?

She returned to New Zealand for her mother’s funeral.

She hated London society and had to get away

She was ill with tuberculosis and needed a warmer climate during the winter months

She was bankrupt and wanted to avoid her creditors
9 Which of her sibling’s death in 1915 inspired Mansfield to use New Zealand as the setting for many of her short stories as a tribute to their childhood home?

Charlotte

Jeanne

Leslie

Vera
10 In what year did Katherine Mansfield die?

1915

1903

1921

1923
11 Of the following works within “The Garden Party and Other Stories“ which does not involve the death of a major character?

"The Garden Party"

"Daughters of the Late Colonel"

"Ma Parker"

"Miss Brill"
12 Which of the following stories within the overall text of “The Garden Party and Other Stories” is told in the first person?

“Mr and Mrs Dove”

“The Young Girl”

“Marriage a la Mode”

“An Ideal Family”
13 Marriage is a prominent theme within all but the following titles within “The Garden Party and Other Stories.”

“Marriage a la Mode”

“Bank Holiday”

“The Singing Lesson”

“Mr and Mrs Dove”
14 As a writer Mansfield is considered to be a _______

futurist

expressionist

modernist

surrealist
15 “At the Bay” takes place in what fictional town?

Kennsington

Bywater

Ceylon

Crescent Bay
16 What type of animal does Wag the dog lead through town?

chickens

cows

pigs

sheep
17 Who beat Stanley Burnell into the sea for his morning bathe?

Bobby Kane

Jonathan Trout

Dennis Green

Pip Trout
18 How are Beryl Fairchild and Stanley Burnell related?

Beryl is Stanley’s first wife

Beryl is Stanley’s wife’s sister

Beryl is Stanley’s cousin

Beryl is Stanley’s illegitimate child
19 Who is the Burnell maid?

Mary

Piper

Alice

Colleen
20 Which of the Burnell sisters has trouble climbing the stile onto the beach?

Beryl

Kezia

Isabel

Lottie
21 Pip finds what type of gemstone on the beach?

a ruby

a diamond

a sapphire

an emerald
22 The women of Crescent Bay have long suspected that Mr. Harry Kember will one day murder _______.

his maid, Alice

his co-worker, Stanley Burnell

his dog, Wag

his wife, Mrs. Kember
23 Which of Linda Burnell’s children earns her affection with a smile?

Kezia

Isabel

the boy (unnamed)

Lottie
24 What upsets Kezia during her afternoon siesta?

Her baby brother’s cries

A bee’s buzzing at the window

The inevitability of her grandmother’s death

Her grandmother’s refusal to let her play outside after her nap
25 A sign in Mrs. Stubb’s shop offered a reward for what lost object?

a pearl necklace

an emerald ring

a silver earring

a gold brooch

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