The Painted Veil Quizzes

The Painted Veil Quiz 1

By Alexandra Nichipor · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed February 18, 2016

1 What year was The Painted Veil published?

1945

1925

1891

1966
2 What did the Fane family sue Maugham for?

Stealing their life story

Seducing their daughter

Trespassing on their property

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

The middle of the night

Afternoon
5 What did Charles leave downstairs at Kitty's house?

A book

His toupee

His topee

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

One

None

Seven

Three
7 What does Kitty see that alarms her so much?

A servant with a book

The doorknobs and window handles turning

Her husband coming home

A silhouette outside
8 Who is Kitty Fane?

The daughter of Walter Fane, a woman living in Hong Kong

The daughter of Walter Fane, a woman living in Ceylon

The wife of Walter Fane, a woman living in Hong Kong

The wife of Walter Fane, a woman living in Ceylon
9 What best describes Kitty's personality at the beginning of the book?

She is a shallow woman concerned with superficial things

She is a greedy woman determined to make a good match for her daughter

She is an ascetic who has renounced the world

She is a loving wife and mother
10 Who is Walter Fane?

A surgeon living in Ceylon, and the husband of Kitty

A surgeon living in Hong Kong, and the husband of Kitty

A bacteriologist living in Hong Kong, and the husband of Kitty

A bacteriologist living in Ceylon, and the father of Kitty
11 What best describes Walter Fane's personality?

He is shallow and superficial

He is outgoing and boisterous

He is friendly and playful

He is reserved and thoughtful
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?

Cowardly

Honest

Intellectual

Charming
14 What does Kitty think of Dorothy, Charles Townsend's wife?

She wants to be friends with her

She is old and dull

She is intelligent and threatening

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

People do not appreciate genius

From a social standpoint, the man of science does not exist

Everything will be better when they return to England
16 What item does Kitty notice in the living room?

Walter's topee

A writ of divorce

A book with a note on it

Charles' coat
17 What does Kitty learn when she interrogates the serving boy?

Charles is waiting upstairs for her

Kitty's female friend stopped by

Walter stopped by that afternoon to drop off the book

Walter packed all his possessions
18 Why does this news trouble Kitty?

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

Walter might be unemployed

Kitty's friend might have found out about her affair
19 What best describes Mrs. Garstin's personality?

Loving and kind

Selfish and grasping

Shy and weak

Intelligent and strong
20 How does Kitty treat her father?

As a distant but kind personage

As a treasured figure

Primarily as a source of income

With fear
21 What is the source of Mrs. Garstin's frustration?

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

She wanted sons instead of daughters

The bourgeoisie control the means of production

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 make brilliant marriages for her daughters

To abolish poverty

To write a book

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

23

25

18

35
24 What is the source of the animosity between Mrs Garstin and Kitty?

Mrs. Garstin thinks that Kitty should lower her standards

Kitty wants to go to college

Kitty does not want to get married at all

Mrs. Garstin wants Kitty to marry a man she does not love
25 What prompts Kitty to marry Walter Fane?

Her younger sister Doris' engagement

She falls in love with Walter

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

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

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