Villette Quizzes

Villette Quiz 1

By Elizabeth Hayes Smith · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed October 27, 2007

1 What was the profession of Charlotte Brontë's father?

Bricklayer

Clergyman

Schoolteacher

Artist
2 To what town does Lucy first go to live with her godmother?

Bretton

London

Paris

Villette
3 At the beginning of Chapter 4, what calamity has befallen the Brettons?

They have lost most of their money

Graham has been crippled

Mrs. Bretton has died

They have been separated from Polly
4 What is Graham's childish nickname for Polly?

Mistress Minnie

Bunny

Mopsie

Mousie
5 Where does Mr. Home go traveling on his doctor's orders?

The Greek Islands

The Continent

Scandinavia

Australia
6 While Polly and Lucy stay at home every day with the Brettons, where does Graham go?

To his friends' homes

To work

To church

To school
7 On the first night of their meeting, whom does Lucy learn that Polly is missing?

Her mother

Graham

Mrs. Bretton

Her father
8 When Mr. Home comes for a short visit, what is Polly sewing for him?

A cravat

A tie

A handkerchief

A shirtfront
9 How did Miss Marchmont's fiance, Frank, die?

Consumption

A broken heart

A paralytic illness

A fall from him horse
10 How old is Lucy Snowe when the adult portion of the novel begins?

Twenty

Twenty-one

Twenty-two

Twenty-three
11 What does "Boue-Marine" mean in English?

Happy seashore

Seaside resort

Mouth of the sea

Sea-mud
12 To what unexpected character is Ginevra related?

Mrs. Barrett

Polly

Mrs. Bretton

Graham
13 What was the occupation of Graham Bretton's father?

Physician

Teacher

Scientist

Waiter
14 How many days does Lucy stay in London?

Two

Four

Three

One
15 Of how many pounds is Lucy possessed when she leaves for London?

Fifteen

Five

None

Fifty
16 What is the name of the ship that carries Lucy to the Continent?

The Labassecour

The Vivid

The Phoenix

The Marchmont
17 What is the main difficulty when Lucy arrives at her hotel in Boue-Marine?

She cannot speak the language

She is once again cheated by the porters

She has lost her way

She has only English money
18 What is Madame Beck's overriding characteristic?

Her charity

Her intellectual capacity

Her heartlessness

Her courage
19 What does Ginevra Fanshawe bring to Lucy to fix for her?

Her mending

Her schoolwork

Her French lessons

Her letters to M. Isidore
20 How does Lucy subdue the unruliest student in her first day in class?

She expels her from class

She tears her copy-book

She hits her with a ruler

She locks her in a closet
21 Ginevra's nickname "M. Isidore" is for what secret suitor?

Mr. Fanshawe

De Hamal

M. Paul

Dr. John
22 How many children does Madame Beck have?

One

Three

Four

Two
23 What is Ginevra's "parure"?

A valise

A reticule

A peignoir

A jeweled ornament
24 How does Madame Beck determine Lucy is good enough to become a teacher?

She is very fond of Lucy

She convinces Lucy to become a governess

She spies on her first day teaching

She writes for references
25 What is the coincidence that Dr. John has had with Lucy?

He is in love with Lucy's sister

He is related to Ginevra Fanshawe

He is the English teacher she is going to replace

He was the one who helped her on her first night in Villette

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