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Quiz about The Woman in White  Who Said What

The Woman in White - Who Said What? Quiz


'The Woman in White' by Wilkie Collins, is a mystery told from a number of different viewpoints, keeping the reader guessing throughout. See if you can match the characteristic quote in each question to the relevant book character.

A multiple-choice quiz by wordpie. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
wordpie
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
280,406
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "I said that my life belonged to my dear Walter, for the rest of my days - and so it does. I said that I should never be happy again till I had found the opportunity of doing a good Something for Walter." Which chirpy character says this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "It is the grand misfortune of my life that nobody will let me alone. The last annoyance that has assailed me is the annoyance of being called upon to write this Narrative." Which misanthropic character is responsible for this account? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "They will tease me about dressing all in white - they say it looks so particular. How do they know? Mrs. Fairlie knew best." Which character from the book's title utters these lines? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "A taste for sweets is the innocent taste of women and children. I love to share it with them - it is another bond, dear ladies, between you and me." Which obese character with pet white mice tries to charm the ladies here? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "I am your old lawyer and old friend, and I may remind you, I am sure, without offence, of the possibility of your marrying Sir Percival Glyde." Which faithful family friend advises Laura with this line? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "I started to my feet as suddenly as if he had struck me. If I had been a man, I would have knocked him down on the threshold of his own door, and have left his house, never on any earthly consideration to enter it again. But I was only a woman - and I loved his wife so dearly!" Which powerless yet plucky character is this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "You write to him and he writes to you. While I am alive, if he asks after me always tell him I am well, and never say I am unhappy. Don't distress him, Marian, for my sake, don't distress him." And which shy and unhappy young woman is this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I don't want to offend anybody but my wife's obstinacy is enough to try the patience of a saint. I have told her this is merely a formal document - and what more can she want? You may say what you please, but it is no part of a woman's duty to set her husband at defiance." Who can barely calm himself long enough to spit these lines out? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Under these circumstances I did my duty as a mother. No pauper Asylum, I said, I won't have her put in a pauper Asylum. A Private Establishment if you please. I have my feelings as a mother, and my character to preserve in the town." Whose true motherly instincts are revealed here? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "There in the middle of the broad, bright high-road - there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven - stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments, her face bent in grave inquiry on mine, her hand pointing to the dark cloud over London as I faced her." Which character writes of his encounter with the Woman in White? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I said that my life belonged to my dear Walter, for the rest of my days - and so it does. I said that I should never be happy again till I had found the opportunity of doing a good Something for Walter." Which chirpy character says this?

Answer: Professor Pesca

Pesca, the enthusiastic Italian teacher who is devoted to his friend Walter, has a mysterious 'political' past which has forced him to leave his homeland. He plays an essential part in the early story as it is on his recommendation that Walter Hartright goes to Limmeridge House, Cumberland, as the drawing master.

His devotion results in part from Walter having saved him from drowning in Brighton.
2. "It is the grand misfortune of my life that nobody will let me alone. The last annoyance that has assailed me is the annoyance of being called upon to write this Narrative." Which misanthropic character is responsible for this account?

Answer: Frederick Fairlie

Frederick Fairlie tries to spend as much time as possible reclining in his room and looking at his art treasures. His account is forced from him but we only discover the circumstances later in the book. His indifference to and withdrawal from the outside world have a key part to play in the story, particularly with regard to his niece Laura's engagement to Sir Percival Glyde.
3. "They will tease me about dressing all in white - they say it looks so particular. How do they know? Mrs. Fairlie knew best." Which character from the book's title utters these lines?

Answer: Anne Catherick

The mysterious Anne Catherick is revealed relatively early within the book as 'the Woman in White' who appeared and disappeared so mysteriously in the early chapters. Her true identity and ultimate fate are key plot points within the book.
4. "A taste for sweets is the innocent taste of women and children. I love to share it with them - it is another bond, dear ladies, between you and me." Which obese character with pet white mice tries to charm the ladies here?

Answer: Count Fosco

The oily, greedy and outwardly charming Count Fosco, with a seemingly endless appetite for desserts and sweets is a wonderful character. Right at the heart of most of the action, he is intelligent yet dangerous.
5. "I am your old lawyer and old friend, and I may remind you, I am sure, without offence, of the possibility of your marrying Sir Percival Glyde." Which faithful family friend advises Laura with this line?

Answer: Vincent Gilmore

The gentle family lawyer takes up the narrative where Walter Hartright leaves off. As any good family lawyer would, he offers few opinions but considers all the evidence laid before him as objectively as possible. The varying viewpoints of the narrators throughout the book make determining what is truly going on quite difficult until the final chapters of the book.
6. "I started to my feet as suddenly as if he had struck me. If I had been a man, I would have knocked him down on the threshold of his own door, and have left his house, never on any earthly consideration to enter it again. But I was only a woman - and I loved his wife so dearly!" Which powerless yet plucky character is this?

Answer: Marian Halcombe

The faithful, poor, loving, ugly and devoted Marian is the true heroine of the book. Responsible for a large part of the narration, her love for her half-sister Laura knows no bounds. Relegated to a place on the sidelines because of her poverty and looks, Marian is the brain and spirit at the heart of the plot.
7. "You write to him and he writes to you. While I am alive, if he asks after me always tell him I am well, and never say I am unhappy. Don't distress him, Marian, for my sake, don't distress him." And which shy and unhappy young woman is this?

Answer: Laura Fairlie

Laura Fairlie, the rich but powerless heiress, soon to be Laura Glyde, wants to keep her unhappiness secret from her beloved Walter, but is happy that he has struck up a friendship and correspondence with her sister Marian.
8. "I don't want to offend anybody but my wife's obstinacy is enough to try the patience of a saint. I have told her this is merely a formal document - and what more can she want? You may say what you please, but it is no part of a woman's duty to set her husband at defiance." Who can barely calm himself long enough to spit these lines out?

Answer: Sir Percival Glyde

The source of Laura's unhappiness - the mercurial Sir Percival. The 'formal document' of course forms one of the key plot points. Despite his friend, Count Fosco's, best efforts to calm him, Sir Percival loses his temper with the ladies on a regular basis.
9. "Under these circumstances I did my duty as a mother. No pauper Asylum, I said, I won't have her put in a pauper Asylum. A Private Establishment if you please. I have my feelings as a mother, and my character to preserve in the town." Whose true motherly instincts are revealed here?

Answer: Mrs Catherick

Mrs Catherick's account comes late in the story and as a result contains a number of plot spoilers for those who haven't yet read the book. It has been clear from the start she had something to hide and that her 'feelings as a mother' were not the tenderest but the plot begins to unravel as Mrs Catherick reveals the secrets of her past.
10. "There in the middle of the broad, bright high-road - there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven - stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments, her face bent in grave inquiry on mine, her hand pointing to the dark cloud over London as I faced her." Which character writes of his encounter with the Woman in White?

Answer: Walter Hartright

Walter's early encounter with the Woman in White lays the groundwork for all future events in the book. His fascination with her and her circumstances lead him on in his quest to protect his beloved Laura from harm.
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