The Woman in White Quizzes

The Woman in White Quiz 1

1 What is Walter Hartright's profession?
Drawing teacher

Italian language teacher

Hairdresser

Music Teacher
2 How old is Walter at the start of the novel?
Twenty one

Thirty eight

Twenty eight

Thirty five
3 What is the name of Walter's sister?
Laura

Sarah

Anne

Mary
4 Where do Walter's sister and mother live?
In Hampstead

In Grosvenor Square

In Italy

In Cumberland
5 What is Professor Pesca's occupation?
He is a celebrated opera singer

He teaches drawing

He teaches Italian

He teaches dancing
6 Why is Pesca so devoted to Walter?
Walter introduced him to his wife

Walter reminds him of his deceased son

Walter saved him from drowning

Walter lent him money when he was poor
7 Why is the offer of employment by Frederick Fairlie attractive to Walter?
He hopes it will put him in contact with wealthy women he can eventually marry

It would allow him to travel abroad

It seems to be easy and to pay well

He hopes it will lead to him being hired as Frederick's personal secretary
8 Why does Walter take a winding route home after his farewell visit with his family?
He wants to put off departing for Cumberland

He wants to observe the moon in preparation for some drawings

It is hot and he wants to stay in cooler temperatures

He wants to save money by avoiding toll roads
9 What makes Walter stop in his tracks during his night time walk?
The sound of a woman weeping

The touch of a hand on his shoulder

The sight of white fabric

The smell of something burning
10 What does the woman in white ask him?
Whether he can give her any money

Whether he can offer her somewhere to stay

Whether he has seen anyone else on the road

Whether she is on the road to London
11 What does the woman in white insist on?
That Walter will let her part ways whenever she decides to

That Walter extinguish his lamp as they walk

That he will not tell anyone she has spoken with him

That he will show her the way to Paddington Station
12 What type of man does the woman question Walter about his knowledge of?
Dukes

Lawyers

Doctors

Baronets
13 What is the woman's reaction when Walter mentions Cumberland?
She seems to be trying to conceal a deep sadness

She recalls having been happy there

She has never heard of the place before

She reacts with horror and distress
14 As they enter central London, what does the woman get increasingly anxious to do?
Shut herself up in a cab

Go to a church and pray

Stop and eat something

Change her clothes so as to disguise herself
15 Whose conversation does Walter overhear after the woman in white has departed?
A conversation between a policeman and two men looking for a missing woman

A conversation between a Baronet and an Italian man

A conversation between two women discussing how to help their friend

A conversation between two policemen looking for a murder suspect
16 What does Walter come to suspect about the woman he spoke with?
That she is wanted as a criminal

That she has escaped from an asylum

That she was fleeing an abusive husband

That she was trying to elope with her lover
17 What delays Walter's journey to Cumberland?
He oversleeps and misses his train

No one comes to meet him at the station

The train breaks down

He gets off at the wrong stop
18 What surprises Walter when he first meets Marian?
She speaks with a heavy foreign accent

She has an attractive body and an ugly face

She is wearing very revealing clothes

She is very curt and rude
19 What is the relationship between Marian and Laura?
They are stepsisters

They are half sisters with the same father

They are half sisters with the same mother

They are cousins
20 What is the relationship between Laura and Frederick Fairlie
He is her stepfather

He is her uncle

He is her grandfather

He is her father
21 How does Marian propose to try and find out more information about the mysterious woman in white?
By questioning the local villagers

By looking at old newspaper articles

By looking through Mrs. Fairlie's old letters

By talking to the village police force
22 What is Walter's impression of Frederick Fairlie after their first meeting?
Walter is sympathetic and saddened by his poor health and loneliness

Walter finds him brooding, charismatic, and threatening

Walter finds him interesting and well-informed and looks forward to spending more time with him

Walter finds him selfish, high-strung and effeminate
23 What color are Laura's eyes?
One is blue, the other brown

Blue

Brown

Green
24 What is the name of the pupil who Marian finds being discussed in her mother's letters?
Anne Kempe

Anne Catherick

Sarah Catherick

Sarah Fairlie
25 What suggestion does Mrs. Fairlie make to the pupil?
That she dress in white

That she stop wearing flashy jewelry

That she always wear a hat with a veil

That she cut her hair hair short