The Woman in White Quizzes

The Woman in White Quiz 1

1 What is Walter Hartright's profession?
Italian language teacher

Drawing teacher

Music Teacher

Hairdresser
2 How old is Walter at the start of the novel?
Thirty five

Twenty eight

Thirty eight

Twenty one
3 What is the name of Walter's sister?
Sarah

Mary

Anne

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

In Cumberland

In Grosvenor Square

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

He teaches dancing

He teaches Italian

He teaches drawing
6 Why is Pesca so devoted to Walter?
Walter lent him money when he was poor

Walter reminds him of his deceased son

Walter saved him from drowning

Walter introduced him to his wife
7 Why is the offer of employment by Frederick Fairlie attractive to Walter?
It seems to be easy and to pay well

He hopes it will lead to him being hired as Frederick's personal secretary

He hopes it will put him in contact with wealthy women he can eventually marry

It would allow him to travel abroad
8 Why does Walter take a winding route home after his farewell visit with his family?
He wants to observe the moon in preparation for some drawings

He wants to put off departing for Cumberland

He wants to save money by avoiding toll roads

It is hot and he wants to stay in cooler temperatures
9 What makes Walter stop in his tracks during his night time walk?
The sound of a woman weeping

The smell of something burning

The touch of a hand on his shoulder

The sight of white fabric
10 What does the woman in white ask him?
Whether she is on the road to London

Whether he can offer her somewhere to stay

Whether he has seen anyone else on the road

Whether he can give her any money
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?
Lawyers

Baronets

Doctors

Dukes
13 What is the woman's reaction when Walter mentions Cumberland?
She recalls having been happy there

She reacts with horror and distress

She seems to be trying to conceal a deep sadness

She has never heard of the place before
14 As they enter central London, what does the woman get increasingly anxious to do?
Change her clothes so as to disguise herself

Go to a church and pray

Stop and eat something

Shut herself up in a cab
15 Whose conversation does Walter overhear after the woman in white has departed?
A conversation between two policemen looking for a murder suspect

A conversation between a Baronet and an Italian man

A conversation between a policeman and two men looking for a missing woman

A conversation between two women discussing how to help their friend
16 What does Walter come to suspect about the woman he spoke with?
That she was trying to elope with her lover

That she is wanted as a criminal

That she has escaped from an asylum

That she was fleeing an abusive husband
17 What delays Walter's journey to Cumberland?
The train breaks down

He gets off at the wrong stop

He oversleeps and misses his train

No one comes to meet him at the station
18 What surprises Walter when he first meets Marian?
She is very curt and rude

She is wearing very revealing clothes

She has an attractive body and an ugly face

She speaks with a heavy foreign accent
19 What is the relationship between Marian and Laura?
They are stepsisters

They are cousins

They are half sisters with the same mother

They are half sisters with the same father
20 What is the relationship between Laura and Frederick Fairlie
He is her grandfather

He is her stepfather

He is her father

He is her uncle
21 How does Marian propose to try and find out more information about the mysterious woman in white?
By talking to the village police force

By questioning the local villagers

By looking at old newspaper articles

By looking through Mrs. Fairlie's old letters
22 What is Walter's impression of Frederick Fairlie after their first meeting?
Walter finds him interesting and well-informed and looks forward to spending more time with him

Walter finds him brooding, charismatic, and threatening

Walter finds him selfish, high-strung and effeminate

Walter is sympathetic and saddened by his poor health and loneliness
23 What color are Laura's eyes?
Green

Brown

Blue

One is blue, the other brown
24 What is the name of the pupil who Marian finds being discussed in her mother's letters?
Anne Catherick

Sarah Fairlie

Anne Kempe

Sarah Catherick
25 What suggestion does Mrs. Fairlie make to the pupil?
That she cut her hair hair short

That she stop wearing flashy jewelry

That she dress in white

That she always wear a hat with a veil