Howards End Study Guide

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