1 What object inspires Hurtle when he first visits the Courtneys house? Diamond ring Chandelier Mural Urn 2 What is Rhoda's fate as predicted by the Planchette? Novelist Woman Wife Dancer 3 What reason does Hurtle give Mrs. Courtney for his departure from their house and family as a teenager? He's leaving to become an artist He's moving to Paris He's enlisting in the military He's returning to his biological family 4 Where does Hurtle move when he first leaves the Courtneys? New Zealand Melbourne Paris Sydney 5 Who is the person behind Duffield's secret patroness? Boo Hollingrake Mrs. Courtney Rhoda Caldicott 6 Where was Boo Hollingrake living in the years before she returned to Australia? London Tahiti Peru New York 7 Where does Hero want to bring Hurtle? Casablanca Perialos Turkey Melbourne 8 Who is Kathy Volkov's favorite musician? Bach Mozart Lizst Rachmaninoff 9 What kind of aspiring artist does Hurtle encounter when he goes to Mumbelong with Mr. Courtney? Novelist Playwright Sculptor Musician 10 What do Mr. and Mrs. Courtney want Hurtle to call them? Father and Mother Dear Dad and Mother Father and Maman Papa and Maman 11 What job is Hurtle doing when he meets Nance Lightfoot? Assisting a painter Dishwashing Landscaping Working in a department store 12 What plant does Duffield continuously point out seeing in the novel? Sunflowers Palm trees Begonia Lantana 13 What does Boo Hollingrake say has always been Rhoda's virtue? An ability to perceive everything around her Secret creative genius An awareness of the reasons for her hysteria A clear vision of the future 14 How many children did the Duffields have? 3 5 7 1 15 Who is Soso? Rhoda's landlady Hero and Cosma's quasi-adopted daughter Hurtle's child Kathy Volkov's piano teacher 16 What is Rhoda yelling at when Hurtle encounters her after many years have passed? Cars driving too fast The moon Kids playing ball Cats 17 What does Rhoda say was the reason for Maman's death? She felt it wasn't worth living without the inessentials She couldn't carry on without relationships with her children She couldn't face her failure to end vivisection She felt she failed Hurtle and Rhoda 18 Where do the Courtneys have a memorable holiday? Tuscany Monaco St. Yves de Tregor St. Sebastian 19 Who was Hurtle and Rhoda's governess? Miss Leighton Miss Gibbons Miss Tyndall Miss Nixon 20 What is the name of Hurtle's painting of Rhoda? Nance Spreadeagle Girl in the Window Pythoness at Tripod Forms and Figures 21 What street does Duffield live most of his adult life on? Chubb's Lane Windsor Street Prince Way Flint Street 22 Who is Duffield's protégé? Sam Weinstock Cecil Cutbush Rhoda Don Lethbridge 23 What is Cecil Cutbush's former job? Bus driver Gardener School headmaster Local councilman 24 What does Nance say is true of all men? They don't like talking about emotions They're always thinking about the future They're in love with themselves They are interested in art 25 Why did Caldicott vouch so much for Duffield? He was in love with him He faced financial pressures to find an ingenue He couldn't find anyone else Someone told him he had to put his name behind him