Picnic at Hanging Rock Quizzes

Picnic at Hanging Rock Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?
Tasmania

Australia

New Zealand

The United States
2 When does the novel take place?
1975

1900

1976

1920
3 When was the novel published?
1967

1900

1901

1980
4 Who wrote the novel?
Nicholas Roeg

Peter Weir

Joan Lindsay

Irma Leopold
5 On what holiday does the novel take place?
Easter

Valentine's Day

Christmas

St. Patrick's Day
6 What site do the girls travel to at the beginning of the novel?
The Pyramids

Hanging Rock

Uluru

Alice Springs
7 What does Mrs. Appleyard run?
A boarding school

A kindergarten

A university

A movie theater
8 What does Ms. McCraw teach?
Math

Literature

Biology

Physics
9 Who is the least popular girl at school?
Edith

irma

Marion

Miranda
10 What is Miranda known for?
Being popular

Being mean

Being smart

Being rich
11 What is Irma's last name?
Melbourne

Leopold

Weir

Appleyard
12 Which of the following is NOT included in the text of the novel?
Letters

Eyewitness accounts

Newspaper clippings

Impressionist art
13 Who directed the film adaptation of the novel?
Martin Scorcese

Peter Weir

Nicholas Roeg

Sofia Coppola
14 What is the genre of the novel?
Historical fiction

Science fiction

Gothic romance

Horror
15 What filmmaker was heavily inspired by Picnic at Hanging Rock?
Sofia Coppola

Kelly Reichardt

Kenneth Lonergan

Paul Thomas Anderson
16 Which of the following is NOT a film by Sofia Coppola?
Picnic at Hanging Rock

The Beguiled

Marie Antoinette

The Virgin Suicides
17 Who does NOT go up into the rocks?
Irma

Edith

Sara

Marion
18 Who tells Edith she is annoying?
Miranda

Marion

Sara

Miss McCraw
19 Who is known for being very smart?
Miranda

Irma

Marion

Edith
20 Who is known for being very wealthy and beautiful?
Irma

Miranda

Dora Lumley

Marion
21 What do the girls find in the rocks?
A strange reptile

A portal to another dimension

A circular platform

An spaceship
22 What are the girls drawn towards?
An owl

A monolith

A lizard

A koala
23 What nests in Marion's arm?
A spider

An ant

A beetle

A lizard
24 What inspired the dreamy look of the film adaptation of the novel?
Impressionist paintings

The films of David Lynch

Weir's dreams

Foggy days in the outback
25 What is the perspective of the novel?
Second person

First person

Third person

None of the above

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