Babbitt Study Guide

1. Who does Verona Babbitt marry?

• Paul Riesling
• William Eathorne
• Kenneth Escott
• Seneca Doane

2. Which young woman does the fairy child in Babbitt's dream resemble?

• Matilda
• Verona Babbitt
• Eunice Littlefield
• Louette Swanson

3. What rank does George Babbitt achieve at the Chatham Road Presbyterian Sunday School?

• General
• Colonel
• Lieutenant
• Major

4. What is the name of the city where the novel is set?

• Zenith
• Summit
• Apex
• Culminax

5. With whom does George Babbitt co-own the realty company?

• His mother
• His brother-in-law
• His uncle
• His father-in-law

6. Of whom does Babbitt dream?

• Marilyn Monroe
• A fairy child
• God
• Louetta Swanson

7. What does the note that Babbitt has in his pocket say?

• B.Y.O.B.
• P.A.U.L. R.I.E.S.L.I.N.G.
• D.S.S. D.M.Y.P.D.F.
• A.S.A.P.

8. What does Ted want to be?

• A jockey
• An engineer
• A professor
• An architect

9. What does Lewis describe as "the greatest of the Great Wars"?

• Tennis
• The family war
• Chess
• World War I

10. Who does Myra want to invite over for dinner?

• The McKelveys
• Tanis Judique
• Mrs. Mudge
• The Doanes