The Portrait of a Lady Quizzes

The Portrait of a Lady Quiz 1

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

Grandview

Gardencourt

Lakecourt

Grandcourt
2 How do Ralph and Mr. Touchett learn about Isabel's arrival?

telegram

a friend announces her arrival

letter

her appearance at Gardencourt
3 How has Mr. Touchett earned his money?

stock broker

inheritance

cotton industry

banking
4 How many sisters does Isabel have?

three

two

none

one
5 What is Isabel's relation to Ralph Touchett?

niece

sister

aunt

cousin
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?

Fairview

Lockleigh

Fairisle

Lockview
8 What is Henrietta Stackpole's occupation?

housewife

novelist

socialite

journalist
9 What is Madame Merle doing when Isabel first meets her?

playing piano

playing with the Touchett's dog

talking to Mrs. Touchett

flirting with Ralph
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?

original

wallflower

blank slate

adventuress
13 In his preface, what does Henry James consider to be a flaw in the novel?

Ralph Touchett's generosity

Mrs. Touchett's practicality

Henrietta Stackpole's liveliness

Isabel's naivete
14 Which of the following characterizes Countess Gemini?

gossip

conventional

puritan

iconoclast
15 How does Caspar Goodwood make Isabel feel?

disturbed

resigned

hopeful

elated
16 What industry has Caspar Goodwood made his fortune in?

cotton

toilet paper

tea

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

Greece

Germany

Egypt

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

London

Florence

Paris

Marseilles
19 What does Edward Rosier do for Pansy?

sells his bibelots

gets a job

challenges her father to a duel

breaks her out of her home to marry him
20 Which of the following values is most important to Isabel?

self-control

gratitude

loyalty

social status
21 Which of the following men does not propose to Isabel?

Caspar Goodwood

Ralph

Osmond

Lord Warburton
22 What favor does Osmond ask of Isabel after his declaration of love to her?

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

that she visit his daughter Pansy

that she sponsor a charity event for him

that she consider marrying him
23 Why does Ralph give Isabel money through his father's inheritance?

to allow her to start a collection

to allow her to buy a house

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?

heartless

noble

empathetic

a good painter
25 Which of the following is a notable pastime of Pansy's?

making tea

socializing

reading

writing

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