The Woman in White Quizzes

The Woman in White Quiz 1

1 What is Walter Hartright's profession?
Hairdresser

Italian language teacher

Music Teacher

Drawing teacher
2 How old is Walter at the start of the novel?
Twenty one

Twenty eight

Thirty five

Thirty eight
3 What is the name of Walter's sister?
Anne

Mary

Sarah

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

In Italy

In Hampstead

In Cumberland
5 What is Professor Pesca's occupation?
He teaches drawing

He is a celebrated opera singer

He teaches Italian

He teaches dancing
6 Why is Pesca so devoted to Walter?
Walter reminds him of his deceased son

Walter introduced him to his wife

Walter lent him money when he was poor

Walter saved him from drowning
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

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

It seems to be easy and to pay well

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 save money by avoiding toll roads

It is hot and he wants to stay in cooler temperatures

He wants to observe the moon in preparation for some drawings

He wants to put off departing for Cumberland
9 What makes Walter stop in his tracks during his night time walk?
The touch of a hand on his shoulder

The sound of a woman weeping

The smell of something burning

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 give her any money

Whether he can offer her somewhere to stay

Whether he has seen anyone else on the road
11 What does the woman in white insist on?
That he will not tell anyone she has spoken with him

That Walter will let her part ways whenever she decides to

That Walter extinguish his lamp as they walk

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

Baronets

Doctors
13 What is the woman's reaction when Walter mentions Cumberland?
She has never heard of the place before

She reacts with horror and distress

She seems to be trying to conceal a deep sadness

She recalls having been happy there
14 As they enter central London, what does the woman get increasingly anxious to do?
Shut herself up in a cab

Change her clothes so as to disguise herself

Go to a church and pray

Stop and eat something
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 policeman and two men looking for a missing woman

A conversation between two women discussing how to help their friend

A conversation between a Baronet and an Italian man
16 What does Walter come to suspect about the woman he spoke with?
That she has escaped from an asylum

That she was fleeing an abusive husband

That she was trying to elope with her lover

That she is wanted as a criminal
17 What delays Walter's journey to Cumberland?
The train breaks down

He oversleeps and misses his train

No one comes to meet him at the station

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

She is very curt and rude

She has an attractive body and an ugly face

She is wearing very revealing clothes
19 What is the relationship between Marian and Laura?
They are half sisters with the same father

They are cousins

They are half sisters with the same mother

They are stepsisters
20 What is the relationship between Laura and Frederick Fairlie
He is her uncle

He is her father

He is her stepfather

He is her grandfather
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 looking through Mrs. Fairlie's old letters

By questioning the local villagers

By looking at old newspaper articles
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 is sympathetic and saddened by his poor health and loneliness

Walter finds him selfish, high-strung and effeminate
23 What color are Laura's eyes?
Blue

One is blue, the other brown

Brown

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

Anne Catherick

Sarah Catherick

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

That she stop wearing flashy jewelry

That she cut her hair hair short

That she always wear a hat with a veil