The Painted Veil Quizzes

The Painted Veil Quiz 1

1 What year was The Painted Veil published?
1925

1966

1945

1891
2 What did the Fane family sue Maugham for?
Trespassing on their property

Seducing their daughter

Stealing their life story

The resemblance of their family to the adulterous characters in the book
3 What was the title of the man who sued Maugham?
The President of the United States

The Prime Minister of Britain

The Archbishop of Canterbury

The Assistant Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
4 What time of day does Charles come to visit Kitty?
After tiffin (midday meal)

Dinnertime

Afternoon

The middle of the night
5 What did Charles leave downstairs at Kitty's house?
His topee

A book

His toupee

A coat
6 How many different film adaptions have been made based on this book?
Seven

Three

None

One
7 What does Kitty see that alarms her so much?
The doorknobs and window handles turning

A silhouette outside

Her husband coming home

A servant with a book
8 Who is Kitty Fane?
The wife of Walter Fane, a woman living in Hong Kong

The wife of Walter Fane, a woman living in Ceylon

The daughter of Walter Fane, a woman living in Ceylon

The daughter of Walter Fane, a woman living in Hong Kong
9 What best describes Kitty's personality at the beginning of the book?
She is a greedy woman determined to make a good match for her daughter

She is a loving wife and mother

She is a shallow woman concerned with superficial things

She is an ascetic who has renounced the world
10 Who is Walter Fane?
A surgeon living in Hong Kong, and the husband of Kitty

A surgeon living in Ceylon, and the husband of Kitty

A bacteriologist living in Ceylon, and the father of Kitty

A bacteriologist living in Hong Kong, and the husband of Kitty
11 What best describes Walter Fane's personality?
He is friendly and playful

He is reserved and thoughtful

He is outgoing and boisterous

He is shallow and superficial
12 Who is Charles Townsend?
The Assistant Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong

A bacteriologist

The Deputy Commissioner

A missionary
13 What best describes Charles Townsend's personality?
Honest

Intellectual

Cowardly

Charming
14 What does Kitty think of Dorothy, Charles Townsend's wife?
She is old and dull

She is intelligent and threatening

She wants to be friends with her

She feels guilty for stealing Dorothy's husband
15 What does Walter say in response to Kitty's concerns about his standing in Hong Kong society?
It is better to have substance than style

Everything will be better when they return to England

People do not appreciate genius

From a social standpoint, the man of science does not exist
16 What item does Kitty notice in the living room?
Walter's topee

A book with a note on it

Charles' coat

A writ of divorce
17 What does Kitty learn when she interrogates the serving boy?
Charles is waiting upstairs for her

Walter stopped by that afternoon to drop off the book

Kitty's female friend stopped by

Walter packed all his possessions
18 Why does this news trouble Kitty?
Kitty's friend might have found out about her affair

Walter might be unemployed

If Walter stopped by the house, he might have been the one to turn the knobs

If Charles is upstairs, Walter could come home at any time and see him there
19 What best describes Mrs. Garstin's personality?
Shy and weak

Selfish and grasping

Loving and kind

Intelligent and strong
20 How does Kitty treat her father?
As a distant but kind personage

With fear

As a treasured figure

Primarily as a source of income
21 What is the source of Mrs. Garstin's frustration?
The bourgeoisie control the means of production

She wanted sons instead of daughters

She was born poor and has no chance to earn a decent living

She can only achieve success through her husband?
22 Second to advancing her husband's career, what becomes Mrs. Garstin's goal in life?
To write a book

To make brilliant marriages for her daughters

To abolish poverty

To support her parents
23 What age does Kitty reach without becoming married?
25

23

18

35
24 What is the source of the animosity between Mrs Garstin and Kitty?
Kitty wants to go to college

Mrs. Garstin wants Kitty to marry a man she does not love

Mrs. Garstin thinks that Kitty should lower her standards

Kitty does not want to get married at all
25 What prompts Kitty to marry Walter Fane?
She falls in love with Walter

Her younger sister Doris' engagement

Her mother says she will put her on the street if she does not do this

Attempting to escape the attentions of a 50-year-old baron