Vanity Fair Quizzes

Vanity Fair Quiz 1

By Juliann Rowe · Edited by Elizabeth Weinbloom · Last reviewed September 26, 2011

1 Miss Rebecca Sharp's final act upon leaving Miss Pinkerton's Academy is

tearfully saying goodbye to Miss Jemima

stealing a crystal candle holder from the study

leaving a thank you note for Miss Pinkerton

tossing Miss Jemima's gift in the garden
2 Rebecca is placed with Miss Pinkerton at her academy

when the convent she lives in burns down

as a result of her status as Miss Amelia Sedley's mistress

because of her family's insistence she become fluent in French

upon being orphaned when her father dies
3 Meeting Amelia Sedley's older brother Joseph for the first time, Rebecca

faints

ignores his romantic overtures

is overly disgusted by his appearance

feigns attraction to gain his attention
4 The reaction Rebecca has to drawings Amelia had sent from the Academy can best be described as

indifference

fondness for those depicted in the drawings

anger at the torment she received while living there

sadness in remembering her father
5 The dinner party at the Sedley house attended by Amelia, Rebecca, Joseph and George Osborne featured all of the following, except

a thunderstorm

a proposal of marriage

singing by Rebecca and Amelia

tales of India told by Joseph
6 William and George Osborne become friends

while attending Dr. Fishtail's school

while stationed in the same army company in India

only after fighting each other

while growing up in Manchester
7 The party at Vauxhall featured

a marriage proposal

Joseph's inebriation

Dobbin's stories of military successes in India

Amelia singing
8 Joseph Sedley leaves town following the party

to accept a military commission

after Rebecca rebukes him

on direct orders from his father

after George describes his behavior
9 Amelia reacts to being told Rebecca has stolen items from her by

confronting Rebecca about it

telling her father to throw Rebecca out of the house

instructing the housekeeper to spy on her

defending her
10 At Rebecca's first meeting with Sir Pitt Crawley

the coachman introduces her

she is impressed by his stately manner

they discussed her duties at lunch

none of the above
11 Rebecca's first letter to Amelia after settling with the Crawleys describes

the reservations she has of George Osborne's character

the beautiful mansion and estate where she now resides

Lady Crawley's beauty

the miserly nature of Sir Pitt Crawley
12 Soon after entering the Crawley household, Rebecca

becomes a favorite of Sir Pitt Crawley

is pursued romantically by Young Pitt Crawley

began her duties as governess to the young Crawley boys

none of the above
13 Reverend Bute Crawley can best be described as

a pious man of the cloth

the spiritual advisor to Rebecca

a miserly man obsessed with maintaining his estate

the drinking, gambling, fun-loving, debt-ridden brother of Sir Pitt
14 All of the following can be said of Rawdon Crawley, except that

he graduated from Cambridge

he dances with Rebecca

he fought three duels

he is his rich aunt's favorite nephew
15 Which of the following relationships can be described as the strongest?

Young Pitt and Rawdon Crawley

Young Pitt and Miss Crawley

Miss Crawley and Rebecca

Sir Pitt and Bute Crawley
16 George's sisters thought of Amelia with

contempt

jealousy

fondness

all of the above
17 Amelia and George's relatinship was discovered by his mess-room companions when

George mentioned her to the assistant-surgeon Cackle

George blurted out her name while drunk

Dobbin defended Amelia's honor at breakfast

Correspondence from Amelia was mistakenly delivered to Ensign Stubbles
18 George's father is opposed to the marriage of his son and Amelia

after finding out about George's gambling

after finding out her mother was in the theater

unless she has a large dowry

because he hopes to marry him off to his friend's daughter
19 Rebecca refuses Sir Pitt's proposal of marriage

because she is the daughter of paupers

because she thinks he is a disgusting old man

and confesses her marriage to another man

none of the above
20 Miss Crawley disinherits Rawdon due in large part

to the efforts of Reverend Bute

to her mental illness

to the efforts of Mrs. Reverend Bute's wife

none of the above
21 Upon hearing the news that his son is married and has been ordered to Belgium, Mr. Osborne

takes steps to get George out of the army

reconciles with George

duels Mr. Sedley

disinherits George
22 Amelia's reaction to the news of her husband's disinheritance is

happiness in belief that money is the root of their problems

to run into the arms of William Dobbin

to return to her parents' house

anger at George's failure to convince his father to support them
23 Miss Crawley agrees to meet with Rawdon only after

receiving a leffer from Amelia and him

Mrs. Bute leaves the house to tend to her injured husband

both a and b

neither a nor b
24 Upon receiving money from his father shortly after the wedding, George instructs Amelia to

invest the money

travel to see her parents

hide the money from his creditors

buy some clothes and other goods
25 Amelia's mood changes in Brussels primarily due to

guilt over overtures made by William Dobbin

the arrival of Rebecca and Rawdon

the arrival of George's father

her fear for her husband's safety

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