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Quiz about Common Bond  Find This Mystery Author
Quiz about Common Bond  Find This Mystery Author

Common Bond - Find This Mystery Author Quiz


For each of the first ten questions, remember the first letter; put them together to find the answer to question 15.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
robynraymer
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
97,648
Updated
Dec 11 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1250
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Question 1 of 15
1. In one of this writer's novels, the heroine has two female cousins. One is Maria Bertram. What is the other's first name? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who is the heroine of the last book this writer completed? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is the name of General Tilney's home? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What is Marianne Dashwood's older sister's name? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is Lucy Steele's older sister's name? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The two youngest Bennet sisters love men dressed in what? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which novel did this author never complete? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In "Northanger Abbey," what is the hero's last name? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which heroine is raised by a kind, gentle governess who is a mother substitute? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where is Mansfield Park located? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. When was this writer born? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What did the writer's father do for a living? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What was the name of the writer's only sister? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What branch of the armed services did the writer love best? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Who is this mystery writer?

Answer: (Two words.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In one of this writer's novels, the heroine has two female cousins. One is Maria Bertram. What is the other's first name?

Answer: Julia

Julia Bertram is not a very sympathetic character, but her sister Maria is even worse. A married woman, Maria Rushworth (nee Bertram) forms an adulterous relationship with Henry Crawford, her cousin Fanny's suitor.
2. Who is the heroine of the last book this writer completed?

Answer: Anne Elliot

"Persuasion" was her last completed novel.
3. What is the name of General Tilney's home?

Answer: Northanger Abbey

General Tilney is the villain of the tale. He mistreats the heroine simply because -- well, I won't give away the ending.
4. What is Marianne Dashwood's older sister's name?

Answer: Elinor

Elinor is the sensible sister and Marianne is the tragic romantic.
5. What is Lucy Steele's older sister's name?

Answer: Anne

Anne is the one who reveals Lucy's secret engagement to Edward Ferrars.
6. The two youngest Bennet sisters love men dressed in what?

Answer: uniform

Kitty and Lydia are crazy for Army officers in red uniforms. Lydia ends up marrying one after living in sin with him.
7. Which novel did this author never complete?

Answer: Sanditon

This fragment is set partly in "a young and rising bathing-place," a sort of summer resort.
8. In "Northanger Abbey," what is the hero's last name?

Answer: Tilney

Henry Tilney is one of the author's wittiest characters. He rivals Elizabeth Bennet.
9. Which heroine is raised by a kind, gentle governess who is a mother substitute?

Answer: Emma Woodhouse

Miss Taylor, Emma's governess, marries Mr. Weston. Mrs. Weston is Emma's confidante.
10. Where is Mansfield Park located?

Answer: Northamptonshire

Says so on the first page. I apologize for this picky question. By the way, the quizmaker wrote her thesis on "Mansfield Park."
11. When was this writer born?

Answer: 1775

She was born around the same time the U.S. was.
12. What did the writer's father do for a living?

Answer: clergyman

She loved her father very much and was devastated when he died.
13. What was the name of the writer's only sister?

Answer: Cassandra

Neither the writer nor her sister ever married. They were best friends like Jane and Elizabeth Bennet.
14. What branch of the armed services did the writer love best?

Answer: Navy

Two of her brothers were Navy men. Her love and respect for the Navy is reflected in "Persuasion."
15. Who is this mystery writer?

Answer: Jane Austen

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was a famous English novelist!
Source: Author robynraymer

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