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Quiz about A Woman of Independent Means 3
Quiz about A Woman of Independent Means 3

"A Woman of Independent Means" 3 Quiz


Bess's children get older and have children of their own. Then time catches up with her.

A multiple-choice quiz by valjoedg. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
valjoedg
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
352,457
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
136
Last 3 plays: Guest 162 (9/10), Guest 86 (6/10), Guest 107 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where was Drew going to college? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How did Arthur Fineman die? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Whom did Bess and Eleanor meet on the cruise? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When did Bess and Sam reconcile? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is Betsy's full name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What gift did Bess give Betsy at her wedding? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who first learned of Betsy being pregnant? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What ailment did Sam suffer from? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where did Bess move to after selling the house? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was Bess' full given name at her death? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 162: 9/10
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 86: 6/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 107: 10/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 74: 9/10
Mar 08 2024 : Guest 173: 6/10
Feb 24 2024 : Guest 159: 10/10
Feb 21 2024 : PatriciaMG: 4/10
Feb 14 2024 : Guest 65: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where was Drew going to college?

Answer: Yale

He had a white sweatshirt with "Yale" on the front. Bess was writing to Totsie saying how she couldn't believe that she had two children going to college. Eleanor was going to Vassar College to study art.
2. How did Arthur Fineman die?

Answer: Suicide

Following her divorce from Dwight Davis, Totsie married Arthur Fineman, much to Bess' amazement. She adored them anyway and remained friends with them. But after Drew and Eleanor went off to college, it was learned that Arthur lost a fortune in the 1929 stock market crash. He later committed suicide.
3. Whom did Bess and Eleanor meet on the cruise?

Answer: Richard and Henry Prince

They met by accident on the cruise to Europe. Eleanor fell for Henry and Bess had a friendship with Richard Prince. When Bess returned home to Sam Garner, her second husband, he showed her pictures of her and Richard Prince. He moved into her former sewing room, turning it into a bedroom.
4. When did Bess and Sam reconcile?

Answer: After her father's death

Bess and Sam were arguing about a letter Richard Prince sent her when they were interrupted. After receiving word that her father was gravely ill, she left to be by his side. After her father's death, Sam came and somehow they reconciled.
5. What is Betsy's full name?

Answer: Elizabeth Eleanor Burton

Betsy had been born while she and Sam were in Mexico on vacation and Bess was desperate to get there no matter what. While on the public bus, she narrated a letter to her grandchild and held another woman's baby.
6. What gift did Bess give Betsy at her wedding?

Answer: A ring

It was a ring given to Bess by her mother, who got it from her mother and her mother. Eleanor had it given to her at her wedding, but following an argument with Bess she gave it back.
Great-Grandmother--> Grandmother--> Mother--> Bess--> Eleanor--> Bess--> Betsy
7. Who first learned of Betsy being pregnant?

Answer: Bess

Bess was close to Betsy more so than Eleanor. Bess went to Walter's office to change her will. She wanted to include grandchildren and great-grandchild. Walter suggested saying "great-grandchildren" and Bess thought that was good because it may not be the last.
8. What ailment did Sam suffer from?

Answer: Dementia

He had gotten into a car accident and the judge made him not drive anymore. He went around the house looking for the deed for the car claiming someone stole it. Walter reminded him that they sold the car. He still insisted on calling the police for the car "theft". He later died at a nursing home.
9. Where did Bess move to after selling the house?

Answer: A penthouse apartment

She was giving away most if not all her possessions and gave her kids and grandchildren money for presents. Bess and her maid moved to a penthouse apartment together.
10. What was Bess' full given name at her death?

Answer: Elizabeth Alcott Steed Garner

Bess was writing to Totsie to inform her of another great-grandchild was on the way. She started to look up at the sky and the camera looked way into the sky like a white light coming through the clouds.
Source: Author valjoedg

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