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Howards End Quiz 1

  • 1. Where is Helen writing from when the novel opens?
    •     Wickham Place
    •     Howards End
    •     Germany
    •     Ducie Street

  • 2. Who does Aunt Juley first meet of the Wilcoxes?
    •     Paul Wilcox
    •     Charles Wilcox
    •     Ruth Wilcox
    •     Henry Wilcox

  • 3. Helen vividly envisions goblins
    •     at Howards End
    •     when meeting with Tibby
    •     at a concert
    •     in a dream

  • 4. What item belonging to Leonard Bast does Helen accidentally take?
    •     Book
    •     Calling card
    •     Umbrella
    •     Jacket

  • 5. Leonard Bast's worst fear is
    •     the Schlegels
    •     Jacky
    •     the abyss
    •     the Wilcoxes

  • 6. Who reads Ruskin in order to understand the fine points of English prose?
    •     Helen Schlegel
    •     Tibby Schlegel
    •     Margaret Schlegel
    •     Leonard Bast

  • 7. Why does Mrs. Wilcox initially contact Margaret?
    •     To have tea
    •     To go Christmas shopping
    •     To announce that Paul has left the country
    •     To tell her not to attempt a visit

  • 8. The legend of pig teeth refers to
    •     a local tale at Oniton
    •     a book that Margaret read
    •     a story Helen tells from Germany
    •     the wych-elm at Howards End

  • 9. What do Margaret's younger friends conclude about Mrs. Wilcox?
    •     She is strange
    •     She talks too much
    •     She is uninteresting
    •     She is dying

  • 10. The railroad station in London is called
    •     Hilton
    •     Queen's Hall
    •     King's Cross
    •     Ducie Street

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