The Portrait of a Lady Quizzes

The Portrait of a Lady Quiz 1

1 What is the name of the Touchett's manor?
Gardencourt

Grandcourt

Grandview

Lakecourt
2 How do Ralph and Mr. Touchett learn about Isabel's arrival?
a friend announces her arrival

her appearance at Gardencourt

telegram

letter
3 How has Mr. Touchett earned his money?
stock broker

banking

inheritance

cotton industry
4 How many sisters does Isabel have?
one

two

none

three
5 What is Isabel's relation to Ralph Touchett?
niece

sister

cousin

aunt
6 Which of the following is Isabel NOT interested in when she arrives?
art

Ralph's dog

politics

finances
7 What is the name of Lord Warburton's estate?
Lockview

Lockleigh

Fairisle

Fairview
8 What is Henrietta Stackpole's occupation?
journalist

socialite

housewife

novelist
9 What is Madame Merle doing when Isabel first meets her?
playing with the Touchett's dog

talking to Mrs. Touchett

flirting with Ralph

playing piano
10 Where has Pansy spent most of her life?
a boarding school

with Osmond

a convent

in Switzerland
11 What is Isabel doing when Mrs. Touchett first meets her?
talking to Caspar Goodwood

dancing at a party

writing a letter

reading a book
12 Which of the following words is used to characterize Pansy?
blank slate

original

wallflower

adventuress
13 In his preface, what does Henry James consider to be a flaw in the novel?
Mrs. Touchett's practicality

Ralph Touchett's generosity

Isabel's naivete

Henrietta Stackpole's liveliness
14 Which of the following characterizes Countess Gemini?
puritan

gossip

conventional

iconoclast
15 How does Caspar Goodwood make Isabel feel?
elated

disturbed

hopeful

resigned
16 What industry has Caspar Goodwood made his fortune in?
tea

toilet paper

cotton

tobacco
17 Which of the following places does Isabel NOT travel to?
Turkey

Greece

Germany

Egypt
18 Which of the following cities does Isabel NOT travel to?
Paris

Florence

London

Marseilles
19 What does Edward Rosier do for Pansy?
gets a job

sells his bibelots

breaks her out of her home to marry him

challenges her father to a duel
20 Which of the following values is most important to Isabel?
loyalty

social status

self-control

gratitude
21 Which of the following men does not propose to Isabel?
Osmond

Caspar Goodwood

Lord Warburton

Ralph
22 What favor does Osmond ask of Isabel after his declaration of love to her?
that she visit his daughter Pansy

that she consider marrying him

that she write him a letter in one year's time

that she sponsor a charity event for him
23 Why does Ralph give Isabel money through his father's inheritance?
to allow her to buy a house

to allow her to start a collection

to allow her to refuse marriage to more men until she finds a suitable match

to put wind in her sails
24 How does Merle characterize Osmond in their private conversation?
noble

heartless

a good painter

empathetic
25 Which of the following is a notable pastime of Pansy's?
making tea

writing

reading

socializing

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