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  At Home In Mitford   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This book by Jan Karon is the first in a series of eight, and is one of my favorite books. I love all of her novels in this series, but I figured I would start with the beginning! Enjoy!
Average, 15 Qns, katie1021, May 24 08
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  Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Jan Karon is a gifted writer of the popular "Mitford" series novels. See how many of these questions you can answer. If you have read any of these books it should not be too difficult.
Easier, 10 Qns, Jeanne31, Oct 08 05
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  "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon    
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 15 Qns
This quiz covers Jan Karon's second book in her series "The Mitford Years". It continues where her first book left off. I hope you enjoy the quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, katie1021, May 24 08
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trivia question Quick Question
About midway through the book Father Tim's parish decides to hire some house help for him. What is the name of this person?

From Quiz "At Home In Mitford"





Jan Karon Trivia Questions
1. From where is Father Tim returning at the beginning of this book?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: Sligo, Ireland

He spent two months on vacation digging up family history in Sligo with his brother Walter and Walter's wife Katherine.

2. The rector's name is Father Timothy _______?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Kavanaugh

Father Tim has ancestors in Sligo, Ireland and a good Irish name!

3. Who are the two main characters in the Mitford books?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Cynthia and Father Tim

All of the books center around the events in the lives of Cynthia and Father Tim Kavanaugh and their neighbors and friends. Uncle Billy and Miss Rose are two interesting characters in the town. Dooley is Father Tim's charge and Pauline is his mother. Winnie and Thomas own the local bakery in Mitford.

4. Who wrote to Father Tim in Ireland telling him how much Dooley had changed over the summer?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: Marge Owen

Although Hal and Marge took care of him while Father Tim was on vacation, Marge was the one who wrote to Father Tim before he left Ireland to brag on Dooley.

5. What disease is Father Tim diagnosed with?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: diabetes

Diabetes is a disease in which the victim can not process sugar in the blood properly. It is a dysfunction of the pancreas.

6. What is the name of Cynthia's cat?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Violet

Margaret is Hope Winchester's cat. The other two I made up.

7. Finish this quote from Cynthia: "They say walls have ears, so I should ________ ".

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: whisper

She is talking about what it is she wants to do with Father Tim as a way of celebrating his return fron Ireland.

8. What is the name of Father Tim's secretary at the office?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Emma

Sometimes Father Tim has a hard time tolerating Emma, but she comes in handy!

9. Who was Father Tim's part time secretary before he retired?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Emma Newland

Vanita Bentley is a columnist for the local newspaper. Hope Winchester owns the local bookstore. Fancy Skinner is the owner of the only unisex salon in Mitford.

10. Who is the job superintendent of the construction of Hope House?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: Buck Leeper

Although not the most savory character, he comes around later in the book, and then even more in the third book, "These High Green Hills".

11. What is the name of Father Tim's dog?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Barnabas

Mick was the name of a red setter Father Tim met on a beach when he was a boy and never forgot. The other names are made up.

12. Where does Cynthia Coppersmith move to (temporarily) to finish work on her latest book?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: New York City

She doesn't initially tell Father Tim she's going, and he is panicked to simply find the moving truck at her house one day and Cynthia gone. But don't worry...it all works out happily!

13. What is the name of Father Tim's new neighbor?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Cynthia Coppersmith

Cynthia later becomes somewhat of a...love interest.

14. What is Esther Bolick famous for?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: her Orange Marmalade layer cake

Esther's claim to fame was her famous Orange Marmalade cake. The rest are a figment of my imagination.

15. What is the thing that Cynthia does twice in this book that she says she's never done before in her life? (this shocks her)

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: rudely hang up on someone

She hangs up first on Father Tim, then later on Edith Mallory. Love certainly does some strange things to a person...

16. What is Cynthia's cat named?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Violet

Cynthia is a children's book author and illustrator who writes books about her white cat Violet and her adventures in many places. However, Violet is often a cause of stress for Cynthia as well!

17. What is the name of the Mitord newspaper?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: The Muse

With the exception of the Muse, all are made up.

18. What color is Tim's neighbor's little house?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: yellow

Father Tim and Cynthia refer to her house as "the little yellow house" all through the book series.

19. What is the name of Mitford's only female police officer?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Adele Hogan

Esther Cunningham is mayor of Mitford. Edith Mallory pursued and tried to seduce Father Tim for years. Evie Adams was always pouring salt on snails to keep them from killing her hostas.

20. When Dooley and Father Tim get into the car after leaving the hospital the first time, Dooley says, "I puked". What is Father Tim's response?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: Good.

Father Tim is very angry at Dooley, but more so at himself, since he was supposed to talk to Dooley about staying away from the site himself.

21. What is the name of the dessert that nearly costs Father Tim his life?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Orange Marmalade Cake

This orange marmalade cake is famous around little Mitford, and often requested for various events in the town.

22. After his retirement as rector of Mitford's Episcopal parish where did Father Tim serve as interim minister?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Whitecap Island

He went to Whitecap Island, a fictional island, on the outerbanks of North Carolina. The others, of course, are real cities in North Carolina.

23. What are the two gems on the brooch that Father Tim gives to Cynthia?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: pearl and amethyst

Father Tim originally gave the brooch to his mother for her last Christmas before she died, then took it and put it in the bank lock box for safe keeping before he gave it to Cynthia.

24. Who makes the dessert that puts Father Tim into a coma?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Esther Bolick

If you read the two little Christmas books Jan Karon has written about Mitford (One is called "The Mitford Snowmen") one of them has the recipe for this delicious cake (the orange marmalade cake) in the back of it.

25. What was the name of Miss Sadie's large, old, rambling house?

From Quiz Jan Karon-author of the Mitford series

Answer: Fernbank

Fernbank is correct and the others just sound pretty to me. Thanks for playing and hope you enjoyed the trip to Mitford.

26. What is the name of the "cousin" who comes to stay with Father Tim?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: Meg Patrick

A strange woman with fiery red hair, green eyes, and a habit of mooching and lying!

27. About midway through the book Father Tim's parish decides to hire some house help for him. What is the name of this person?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Puny Bradshaw

Puny Bradshaw is a shining light and a blessing to Father Tim!

28. How long does Father Tim's "cousin" stay with him before he forces her to leave?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: 2 months

After he makes her leave he calls Riley Kavanagh, whom she stayed with in Massachusetts. It turns out that she has never even been to Ireland and has someone over there in Sligo who mails letters to people who have visited Ireland recently from "across the pond" to learn about their family history. She's a fraud!

29. Father Tim gains a dog in this book...a big black bouvier. What does he name this dog?

From Quiz At Home In Mitford

Answer: Barnabas

Barnabas adopted Father Tim more than the other way around!

30. Father Tim gives his "cousin" two choices on where he will take her to get out of Mitford. What are those two choices?

From Quiz "A Light in the Window" by Jan Karon

Answer: Greyhound Station or Airport

He gives her the two choices, tells her to put his books in a neat stack, clean up, and then he will take her to the place of her choice.

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