1 What object inspires Hurtle when he first visits the Courtneys house? Chandelier Diamond ring Urn Mural 2 What is Rhoda's fate as predicted by the Planchette? Dancer Wife Novelist Woman 3 What reason does Hurtle give Mrs. Courtney for his departure from their house and family as a teenager? He's moving to Paris He's leaving to become an artist He's enlisting in the military He's returning to his biological family 4 Where does Hurtle move when he first leaves the Courtneys? Sydney Paris Melbourne New Zealand 5 Who is the person behind Duffield's secret patroness? Mrs. Courtney Boo Hollingrake Caldicott Rhoda 6 Where was Boo Hollingrake living in the years before she returned to Australia? Peru New York London Tahiti 7 Where does Hero want to bring Hurtle? Melbourne Turkey Casablanca Perialos 8 Who is Kathy Volkov's favorite musician? Lizst Mozart Rachmaninoff Bach 9 What kind of aspiring artist does Hurtle encounter when he goes to Mumbelong with Mr. Courtney? Sculptor Musician Novelist Playwright 10 What do Mr. and Mrs. Courtney want Hurtle to call them? Father and Maman Dad and Mother Papa and Maman Father and Mother Dear 11 What job is Hurtle doing when he meets Nance Lightfoot? Assisting a painter Dishwashing Landscaping Working in a department store 12 What plant does Duffield continuously point out seeing in the novel? Sunflowers Lantana Begonia Palm trees 13 What does Boo Hollingrake say has always been Rhoda's virtue? A clear vision of the future An ability to perceive everything around her Secret creative genius An awareness of the reasons for her hysteria 14 How many children did the Duffields have? 1 5 3 7 15 Who is Soso? Kathy Volkov's piano teacher Rhoda's landlady Hero and Cosma's quasi-adopted daughter Hurtle's child 16 What is Rhoda yelling at when Hurtle encounters her after many years have passed? Kids playing ball The moon Cats Cars driving too fast 17 What does Rhoda say was the reason for Maman's death? She felt she failed Hurtle and Rhoda She couldn't face her failure to end vivisection She felt it wasn't worth living without the inessentials She couldn't carry on without relationships with her children 18 Where do the Courtneys have a memorable holiday? St. Yves de Tregor Tuscany Monaco St. Sebastian 19 Who was Hurtle and Rhoda's governess? Miss Tyndall Miss Leighton Miss Gibbons Miss Nixon 20 What is the name of Hurtle's painting of Rhoda? Forms and Figures Nance Spreadeagle Girl in the Window Pythoness at Tripod 21 What street does Duffield live most of his adult life on? Windsor Street Chubb's Lane Flint Street Prince Way 22 Who is Duffield's protégé? Sam Weinstock Cecil Cutbush Don Lethbridge Rhoda 23 What is Cecil Cutbush's former job? Bus driver Gardener Local councilman School headmaster 24 What does Nance say is true of all men? They're always thinking about the future They're in love with themselves They don't like talking about emotions They are interested in art 25 Why did Caldicott vouch so much for Duffield? He was in love with him Someone told him he had to put his name behind him He couldn't find anyone else He faced financial pressures to find an ingenue
