The Woman in White Quizzes

The Woman in White Quiz 1

1 What is Walter Hartright's profession?

Drawing teacher

Music Teacher

Hairdresser

Italian language teacher
2 How old is Walter at the start of the novel?

Twenty one

Thirty eight

Thirty five

Twenty eight
3 What is the name of Walter's sister?

Sarah

Laura

Anne

Mary
4 Where do Walter's sister and mother live?

In Italy

In Grosvenor Square

In Cumberland

In Hampstead
5 What is Professor Pesca's occupation?

He is a celebrated opera singer

He teaches drawing

He teaches Italian

He teaches dancing
6 Why is Pesca so devoted to Walter?

Walter introduced him to his wife

Walter saved him from drowning

Walter lent him money when he was poor

Walter reminds him of his deceased son
7 Why is the offer of employment by Frederick Fairlie attractive to Walter?

It would allow him to travel abroad

He hopes it will lead to him being hired as Frederick's personal secretary

It seems to be easy and to pay well

He hopes it will put him in contact with wealthy women he can eventually marry
8 Why does Walter take a winding route home after his farewell visit with his family?

He wants to observe the moon in preparation for some drawings

It is hot and he wants to stay in cooler temperatures

He wants to save money by avoiding toll roads

He wants to put off departing for Cumberland
9 What makes Walter stop in his tracks during his night time walk?

The sight of white fabric

The sound of a woman weeping

The touch of a hand on his shoulder

The smell of something burning
10 What does the woman in white ask him?

Whether she is on the road to London

Whether he has seen anyone else on the road

Whether he can give her any money

Whether he can offer her somewhere to stay
11 What does the woman in white insist on?

That he will not tell anyone she has spoken with him

That Walter extinguish his lamp as they walk

That he will show her the way to Paddington Station

That Walter will let her part ways whenever she decides to
12 What type of man does the woman question Walter about his knowledge of?

Baronets

Doctors

Dukes

Lawyers
13 What is the woman's reaction when Walter mentions Cumberland?

She reacts with horror and distress

She seems to be trying to conceal a deep sadness

She has never heard of the place before

She recalls having been happy there
14 As they enter central London, what does the woman get increasingly anxious to do?

Go to a church and pray

Stop and eat something

Shut herself up in a cab

Change her clothes so as to disguise herself
15 Whose conversation does Walter overhear after the woman in white has departed?

A conversation between a policeman and two men looking for a missing woman

A conversation between a Baronet and an Italian man

A conversation between two policemen looking for a murder suspect

A conversation between two women discussing how to help their friend
16 What does Walter come to suspect about the woman he spoke with?

That she was trying to elope with her lover

That she has escaped from an asylum

That she was fleeing an abusive husband

That she is wanted as a criminal
17 What delays Walter's journey to Cumberland?

The train breaks down

He oversleeps and misses his train

No one comes to meet him at the station

He gets off at the wrong stop
18 What surprises Walter when he first meets Marian?

She speaks with a heavy foreign accent

She is wearing very revealing clothes

She has an attractive body and an ugly face

She is very curt and rude
19 What is the relationship between Marian and Laura?

They are half sisters with the same mother

They are cousins

They are stepsisters

They are half sisters with the same father
20 What is the relationship between Laura and Frederick Fairlie

He is her grandfather

He is her uncle

He is her father

He is her stepfather
21 How does Marian propose to try and find out more information about the mysterious woman in white?

By talking to the village police force

By looking at old newspaper articles

By looking through Mrs. Fairlie's old letters

By questioning the local villagers
22 What is Walter's impression of Frederick Fairlie after their first meeting?

Walter finds him brooding, charismatic, and threatening

Walter finds him interesting and well-informed and looks forward to spending more time with him

Walter finds him selfish, high-strung and effeminate

Walter is sympathetic and saddened by his poor health and loneliness
23 What color are Laura's eyes?

Green

Blue

One is blue, the other brown

Brown
24 What is the name of the pupil who Marian finds being discussed in her mother's letters?

Anne Catherick

Anne Kempe

Sarah Catherick

Sarah Fairlie
25 What suggestion does Mrs. Fairlie make to the pupil?

That she stop wearing flashy jewelry

That she always wear a hat with a veil

That she cut her hair hair short

That she dress in white