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