The Golden Notebook Quizzes

The Golden Notebook Quiz 1

By Danielle Barkley · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed June 19, 2019

1 In what year does the novel begin?

1957

1950

1955

1949
2 Where do Molly and Anna meet?

In a park

At Molly's apartment

At Anna's apartment

At a small cafe
3 How long as Molly been away?

About a year

2 weeks

Four months

One month
4 Why do the two friends refer to themselves as free women?

They are atheists with radical political views

They are both unmarried

They have never had children

They are independently wealthy
5 How long were Molly and Richard married for?

8 years

More than twenty years

They were never legally married

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

One daughter

Three boys

One son

None
7 What is Mother Sugar's profession?

Fortune teller

Brothel keeper

Psychoanalyst

Nanny
8 What is Mother Sugar's actual name?

Mrs. Martin

Mrs. MacGuiness

Mrs. Marks

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

Plums

Apples

Cherries

Strawberries
10 How old is Tommy?

Seventeen

Twenty-nine

Twenty

Twelve
11 What problem does Marion suffer from?

Addiction to painkillers

Drinking

Agoraphobia

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

Law

Writing

Painting

Aviation
13 How does Molly feel about having returned to England?

Overwhelmed and unsure

Stifled and frustrated

Relieved and grateful

Depressed but resigned
14 How long has it been since Anna and Michael's relationship ended?

Three years

Three months

1 year

Ten years
15 In what neighborhood does Anna live?

Southwark

Earl's Court

Paddington

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

Figments of War

Free Women

Frontiers of War

The Black Notebook
17 What is the title proposed for the film version of Anna's novel?

The Golden Notebook

Forbidden Love

Free Women

Wings of Desire
18 What is Willi's nationality?

Swiss

South African

German

Dutch
19 Which man with whom Anna is close dies before leaving Africa?

Willi

Ted

Paul

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

Julia

June

Jane

Joan
21 Which animal is referenced in the song Willi likes to sing to himself?

A shark

A tiger

A fox

A snake
22 What leads to the collapse of Anna's relationship with Willi?

She finds out that she is pregnant

She sleeps with Paul

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
23 Which of the following is NOT a party represented in the by-election Anna canvasses for?

Labor

Liberal

Tory

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

Forbidden Love

The Shadow of the Third

Frontiers of War

Free Women
25 What is the name of Ella's son?

Paul

George

Max

Michael

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