The Golden Notebook Quizzes

The Golden Notebook Quiz 1

1 In what year does the novel begin?
1949

1950

1957

1955
2 Where do Molly and Anna meet?
At Anna's apartment

At a small cafe

At Molly's apartment

In a park
3 How long as Molly been away?
One month

2 weeks

Four months

About a year
4 Why do the two friends refer to themselves as free women?
They have never had children

They are independently wealthy

They are atheists with radical political views

They are both unmarried
5 How long were Molly and Richard married for?
8 years

They were never legally married

More than twenty years

Slightly more than 1 year
6 How many children do Richard and Marion have together?
Three boys

One son

None

One daughter
7 What is Mother Sugar's profession?
Psychoanalyst

Nanny

Fortune teller

Brothel keeper
8 What is Mother Sugar's actual name?
Mrs. Marks

Mrs. MacGuiness

Mrs. Marriott

Mrs. Martin
9 What kind of fruit do the women buy and eat together?
Cherries

Apples

Strawberries

Plums
10 How old is Tommy?
Twenty-nine

Seventeen

Twelve

Twenty
11 What problem does Marion suffer from?
Drinking

Addiction to painkillers

Depression

Agoraphobia
12 What profession does Tommy indicate he might be interested in trying?
Aviation

Law

Writing

Painting
13 How does Molly feel about having returned to England?
Overwhelmed and unsure

Depressed but resigned

Relieved and grateful

Stifled and frustrated
14 How long has it been since Anna and Michael's relationship ended?
Three years

Three months

Ten years

1 year
15 In what neighborhood does Anna live?
Paddington

Earl's Court

Southwark

Shoreditch
16 What is the name of Anna's novel?
Figments of War

The Black Notebook

Free Women

Frontiers of War
17 What is the title proposed for the film version of Anna's novel?
Free Women

The Golden Notebook

Wings of Desire

Forbidden Love
18 What is Willi's nationality?
Dutch

German

Swiss

South African
19 Which man with whom Anna is close dies before leaving Africa?
Ted

Willi

Paul

George
20 What is the name of the daughter of the Boothby family?
Joan

June

Julia

Jane
21 Which animal is referenced in the song Willi likes to sing to himself?
A fox

A tiger

A shark

A snake
22 What leads to the collapse of Anna's relationship with Willi?
She finds out Willi has been having an affair with the cook's wife

Willi proposes and she turns him down because she does not want to marry

She finds out that she is pregnant

She sleeps with Paul
23 Which of the following is NOT a party represented in the by-election Anna canvasses for?
Liberal

Communist

Labor

Tory
24 What is the name of the novel that seems to be contained in the yellow notebook?
Frontiers of War

Forbidden Love

Free Women

The Shadow of the Third
25 What is the name of Ella's son?
Max

Paul

Michael

George

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