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Quiz about Ruth Rendell A Judgement in Stone

Ruth Rendell: "A Judgement in Stone" Quiz

You're told whodunit and why in the first sentence. Yet this is still one of Rendell's most riveting! See if your memory is as good as Eunice's.

A multiple-choice quiz by MissLorna. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MissLorna

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
284,379

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
243

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the Coverdales' house? Hint

Combe Park

Tancred House

Shrove

Lowfield Hall

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Question 2 of 10

2. Early in the story, Giles was hoping to go to India. How did he prepare for this? Hint

He became a vegetarian

He dyed his clothes orange

He shaved his head

He sold everything he owned

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why was Eunice afraid to go into Giles' room? Hint

He kept a live snake

He did his daily meditations naked

He accused her of stealing from him

He posted quotes on his wall

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Question 4 of 10

4. Before Eunice started working for the Coverdales, which of the following had she never done? Hint

Left the country

Watched TV

Committed blackmail

Committed murder

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Question 5 of 10

5. What prompted Eunice to walk to the village store, where she met Joan for the first time? Hint

Her TV broke down

She got lost on the way back from the bus stop

Jacqueline sent her

She needed a chocolate fix

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Joan joined the Epiphany People, her confession scandalized many people, and caused her husband a lot of embarrassment. What did she confess about her past? Hint

She had been a prostitute

She had been a drug addict

She had killed her infant son

She was once a man

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Melinda do that annoys Eunice? Hint

She tries to make friends with her

All of these

She asks her to read from a magazine

She gets in the way when Eunice is working

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Melinda discovers that Eunice is illiterate, Eunice tries to blackmail her into silence. What did she threaten to reveal about Melinda? Hint

That she was using drugs

That she was pregnant

That she had failed out of university

That she had stolen from her parents

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the opera the Coverdales were watching on TV when they were killed? Hint

Don Giovanni

La Traviata

The Magic Flute

Rigoletto

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Question 10 of 10

10. Why was Joan not tried for the Coverdales' murders? Hint

She was in a coma

The Epiphany People provided an alibi

She was ruled incompetent to stand trial

She committed suicide

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the Coverdales' house?

Answer: Lowfield Hall

Combe Park is from "The Face of Trespass." Shrove is from "The Crocodile Bird," and Tancred House is from "Kissing the Gunner's Daughter."

2. Early in the story, Giles was hoping to go to India. How did he prepare for this?

Answer: He dyed his clothes orange

Too bad he didn't get to go.

3. Why was Eunice afraid to go into Giles' room?

Answer: He posted quotes on his wall

Eunice thought Giles' Quotes of the Month might be messages to her. Rendell notes that they intimidated her in much the same way that a snake might intimidate another woman.

4. Before Eunice started working for the Coverdales, which of the following had she never done?

Answer: Left the country

Rendell points out that violence on TV was not responsible for Eunice's criminal tendencies, since the only programs she'd seen prior to the main story were the Queen's wedding and coronation.

5. What prompted Eunice to walk to the village store, where she met Joan for the first time?

Answer: Her TV broke down

Eunice did buy chocolate that day, but if the TV had been working, she would not have left the house.

6. When Joan joined the Epiphany People, her confession scandalized many people, and caused her husband a lot of embarrassment. What did she confess about her past?

Answer: She had been a prostitute

Fortunately, Joan never had children!

7. What does Melinda do that annoys Eunice?

Answer: All of these

Melinda was unable to take a hint!

8. When Melinda discovers that Eunice is illiterate, Eunice tries to blackmail her into silence. What did she threaten to reveal about Melinda?

Answer: That she was pregnant

Since it turned out to be a false alarm, there was no obstacle to Melinda telling George and Jacqueline that Eunice had threatened her. Kind of a weak threat: if she had been pregnant, it would have become evident soon anyway!

9. What was the opera the Coverdales were watching on TV when they were killed?

Answer: Don Giovanni

Said to be the TV event of the year. Those were the days before cable!

10. Why was Joan not tried for the Coverdales' murders?

Answer: She was in a coma

Joan crashed the van while driving away from Lowfield Hall and never regained consciousness. Had this not happened, though, she likely would have been found incompetent, since she intended to tell the other villagers of her triumph!

Source: Author MissLorna

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