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My Friend Jane Duncan

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Introduction:
"Jane Duncan's "My Friend" series follows the life of her heroine Janet Sandison from her childhood in the Highlands of Scotland to late middle age."


1. Many of the books take place at least partly on the Highland croft where Janet spent her childhood. What is the name of this croft?
    Answer: (One Word)


2. Janet's friends, mentors, and partners-in-crime throughout her childhood, (indeed, her whole life) were two older men. One was her uncle, George. Who was the other?
    Tom
    Alisdair
    Jock
    Roddy


3. Who did NOT live around Achcraggan and district while Janet was growing up?
    Sir Torquil Daviot
    the Reverend Roderick MacKenzie
    Jock Skinner
    Sir Ian Dulac


4. Janet's mother dies in childbirth, when Janet is ten years old. Does the baby also die?
    Yes
    No


5. Janet and her father move south, to Cairnton, soon after her mother's death. Her father takes a job as manager of a dairy farm, and after a few years, remarries. Janet's teenage years are marked by a series of stormy scenes with her stepmother. What is this stepmother's name?
    Annie
    Martha
    Rose
    Jean


6. "My Friend Monica" is Lady Monica Loame. How did she and Janet meet?
    they met at University
    they were at boarding school together
    they were both in the WAAF during the war
    Janet's first job was with Monica's family


7. Janet's husband is named Alexander Alexander. What is his nickname, (or bye-name, as Janet would say)?
    Answer: (one word)


8. What is the pet name that Janet's husband calls her?
    Madame X
    Scottie
    Flash
    Jan-Jan


9. What is the name of the Caribbean island where Janet and her husband spend many years?
    St Jago
    Santa Teresa
    St Kitts
    St Andrews


10. Janet's husband is an engineer on a big sugar plantation in the Caribbean. What is the name of the plantation?
    Paradise
    The Point
    Mount Melody
    Tara


11. What is the name of the house where Janet and her husband live in Ballydendran?
    Jemima Cottage
    Crookmill
    Guinea Corner
    Beechwood


12. A young man, a writer, causes quite a scandal on the island. He later ends up marrying into Janet's extended family. Who is he?
    Roy Andrews
    Jamie Smith
    Roddy Maclean
    Don Candlesham


13. "My Friend Sashie" is Sasha de Marnay. Sashie lost both his legs in the war, which ended a promising career. What had he been?
    an actor
    an athlete
    a dancer
    a lounge singer


14. Janet's husband becomes seriously ill after a few years on the island. What illness does he have?
    lung cancer
    diabetes
    bipolar disorder
    heart disease


15. After her husband's death, Janet returns to Scotland. Where does she live?
    Ballydendran
    Cairnton
    Edinburg
    Achcraggan


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