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

1955

1950

1949
2 Where do Molly and Anna meet?

At a small cafe

At Molly's apartment

In a park

At Anna's apartment
3 How long as Molly been away?

2 weeks

One month

About a year

Four months
4 Why do the two friends refer to themselves as free women?

They are independently wealthy

They are both unmarried

They have never had children

They are atheists with radical political views
5 How long were Molly and Richard married for?

Slightly more than 1 year

8 years

They were never legally married

More than twenty years
6 How many children do Richard and Marion have together?

None

One daughter

One son

Three boys
7 What is Mother Sugar's profession?

Psychoanalyst

Nanny

Fortune teller

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

Mrs. MacGuiness

Mrs. Marks

Mrs. Martin

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

Strawberries

Plums

Apples

Cherries
10 How old is Tommy?

Twenty-nine

Twenty

Seventeen

Twelve
11 What problem does Marion suffer from?

Drinking

Agoraphobia

Depression

Addiction to painkillers
12 What profession does Tommy indicate he might be interested in trying?

Law

Aviation

Painting

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

Relieved and grateful

Depressed but resigned

Stifled and frustrated

Overwhelmed and unsure
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?

Shoreditch

Southwark

Paddington

Earl's Court
16 What is the name of Anna's novel?

The Black Notebook

Figments of War

Free Women

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

Free Women

The Golden Notebook

Forbidden Love

Wings of Desire
18 What is Willi's nationality?

Dutch

German

Swiss

South African
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?

June

Joan

Jane

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

A shark

A snake

A fox

A tiger
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

She finds out that she is pregnant

She sleeps with Paul

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?

Liberal

Communist

Labor

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

Free Women

The Shadow of the Third

Frontiers of War

Forbidden Love
25 What is the name of Ella's son?

Paul

Max

George

Michael

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