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Quiz about A Woman Of Substance  Barbara Taylor Bradford
Quiz about A Woman Of Substance  Barbara Taylor Bradford

A Woman Of Substance - Barbara Taylor Bradford Quiz


This is a quiz on the novel 'A Woman of Substance' written by Barbara Taylor Bradford. It is on the novel itself, not the movie interpretation.

A multiple-choice quiz by wifeofbedo. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
wifeofbedo
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
47,255
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
699
Question 1 of 10
1. Emma is the main character of the story. What is her last name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the beginning of the novel, for what family did both Emma and her father work? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. When Emma was a teenager, with whom did she fall in love, and conceive a child with? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What were the names of Emma's brothers? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What did Emma name her firstborn? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What type of flowers did Emma hate? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who was Emma's best friend throughout the whole novel? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Emma's marriage to Joe Lowther ended when...? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of Emma's estate in England? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What major family event takes place at the end of the novel? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Emma is the main character of the story. What is her last name?

Answer: Harte

2. In the beginning of the novel, for what family did both Emma and her father work?

Answer: The Fairleys

Emma worked as a maid at the Fairley mansion, while her father worked at the Fairley Mill.
3. When Emma was a teenager, with whom did she fall in love, and conceive a child with?

Answer: Edwin

Edwin Fairley was her first love, and father of Edwina. Gerald was Edwin's brother, and Jack was Emma's father.
4. What were the names of Emma's brothers?

Answer: Winston and Frank

Winston was the eldest, then Emma, and Frank was the youngest. Jack was the name of their father. Elizabeth was their mother who died early on in the book.
5. What did Emma name her firstborn?

Answer: Edwina

Edwina Laura Shane Harte was born one day before Emma's seventeenth birthday. Her other children were Christopher Lowther, twins Robin and Elizabeth Ainsley, and Daisy McGill.
6. What type of flowers did Emma hate?

Answer: roses

When Emma told Edwin she was pregnant, it was in the rose garden that he spurned her and the baby. The smell of roses always made her sick from that day on. Later when she owned Fairley Hall, she had the rose garden destroyed along with the manor.
7. Who was Emma's best friend throughout the whole novel?

Answer: Blackie

Blackie O'Neill was her true friend.
8. Emma's marriage to Joe Lowther ended when...?

Answer: he was killed in the war

Emma received a telegram stating that Joe had been killed in action in France.
9. What is the name of Emma's estate in England?

Answer: Pennistone Royal

Pennistone Royal was Emma and Paul McGill's place. Ainsley is the last name of Emma's second husband, Arthur.
10. What major family event takes place at the end of the novel?

Answer: reading of a will

At the end, Emma reads her last will and testament, where her children get an interesting surprise.
Source: Author wifeofbedo

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