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"A Rose for Emily" Trivia Quiz

This Quiz is about the short story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner.

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

Author
vtechbeaver

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,242

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
863

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 96 (5/10), Guest 5 (2/10), Guest 139 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Miss Emily's surname? Hint

Grierson

Grierman

Greyson

Grayson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is not an architectural feature of Miss Emily's house? Hint

Cupolas

Gables

Spires

Balconies

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is Miss Emily's negro servant? Hint

Homer

Toby

Tobe

Jim

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what town does Miss Emily live?

Answer: (One Word (town name only))

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Miss Emily's lover's name? Hint

Homer Banes

Homer Barnes

Homer Barton

Homer Barron

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Question 6 of 10

6. What color is Miss Emily's hair at the end of her life? Hint

iron gray

silver

light gray

white

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Question 7 of 10

7. What type of classes did Miss Emily once teach? Hint

quilting

portrait painting

crocheting

porcelain painting

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Miss Emily buy from the druggist? Hint

Rat Poison

Arsenic

Asprin

Lyme

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many days did Miss Emily keep her father's body after he died before she let the townspeople bury him?

Answer: (number or word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What color were the curtains in the upstairs room where Homer's body was found? Hint

Rose

Yellow

White

Cream

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Miss Emily's surname?

Answer: Grierson

This is stated in the first phrase of the story. The Grierson family was an important family in the Antebellum society of Jefferson.

2. Which is not an architectural feature of Miss Emily's house?

Answer: Gables

The house was created in the 1870's.

3. Who is Miss Emily's negro servant?

Answer: Tobe

Tobe was Miss Emily's only link to the outside world - he would shop for her, but would not talk to the townspeople about Miss Emily.

4. In what town does Miss Emily live?

Answer: Jefferson

This is stated in the last sentence of the first section. Jefferson is a fictional town and which state it is in is not mentioned.

5. What was Miss Emily's lover's name?

Answer: Homer Barron

After Miss Emily dies, the townspeople find Homer's body in an upstairs bedroom of her house.

6. What color is Miss Emily's hair at the end of her life?

Answer: iron gray

One of Miss Emily's hairs was found on a pillow in the same bed as Homer's body.

7. What type of classes did Miss Emily once teach?

Answer: porcelain painting

She taught these classes to the friends and family of Colonel Sartoris.

8. What did Miss Emily buy from the druggist?

Answer: Arsenic

The story leads the reader to believe that the arsenic was used to kill Homer.

9. How many days did Miss Emily keep her father's body after he died before she let the townspeople bury him?

Answer: 3

The townspeople were threatening to force their way in to get the body, but Miss Emily relented and let them take it without force.

10. What color were the curtains in the upstairs room where Homer's body was found?

Answer: Rose

Nowhere in the story does it tell what the "Rose" in "A Rose For Emily" actually is. The word "rose" is used four times throughout the story, but only as an action (to raise up) or as a color.

Source: Author vtechbeaver

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