Possession: A Romance Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

A.S. Byatt
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Possession: A Romance Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

A.S. Byatt
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What condition does Beatrice impose on Roland reading Ellen Ash's journals?
(a) Roland must not touch the original journals.
(b) Roland must not read any but a few specific pages.
(c) Roland must not leave Beatrice's office.
(d) Roland must not take any notes.

2. What does Ash do that makes Christabel say that perhaps they should stop writing?
(a) Ash tells Christobel how beautiful she is.
(b) Ash mentions possibly divorcing his wife.
(c) Ash goes by Christabel's house when he is nearby.
(d) Ash asks her to come away with him.

3. What does Cropper think about writing while he drives away from Daisy Wapshott's house?
(a) A popular novel about Ash's life.
(b) A book of his own poetry.
(c) A book about Ash's poetry.
(d) His autobiography.

4. What does Roland accidentally see?
(a) A letter from Maud.
(b) Maud's nightgown.
(c) Maud's diary.
(d) Maud's long hair.

5. How many letters does Roland find in the book?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

6. What is Roland's job?
(a) Full-time professor.
(b) Library assistant.
(c) Part-time research assistant.
(d) Unemployed student.

7. Whose writings on Christabel does Maud give Roland?
(a) Maud's own.
(b) Leonora Stern's.
(c) Beatrice Nest's.
(d) Ellen Ash's.

8. What hotel is Cropper staying at?
(a) Barrett's Hotel.
(b) Brown's Hotel.
(c) Haymarket Hotel.
(d) Ritz Hotel.

9. When is the poem Swammerdam set?
(a) In 1880.
(b) In 1780.
(c) In 1680.
(d) In 1580.

10. What does Beatrice Nest have that Cropper wants?
(a) Paintings of Ash.
(b) Ash's father's journal.
(c) Ellen Ash's journal.
(d) Letters from Ash.

11. What does Roland think he and Maud will do after they go upstairs?
(a) Have a drink and get to know each other.
(b) Make plans for the next day.
(c) Search through Christabel's room again.
(d) Talk about the letters they've read.

12. What was the purpose of Ash's trip, which Roland and Maud suspect Christabel accompanied him on?
(a) A period of separation from his wife after a fight.
(b) A time of rest to recover from an illness.
(c) A natural history expedition.
(d) A period of seclusion for writing an epic poem.

13. Where is the poem Swammerdam set?
(a) In Austria.
(b) In Germany.
(c) In Belgium.
(d) In Switzerland.

14. Whose writing is Fergus studying?
(a) Balzac.
(b) Milton.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) Flaubert.

15. What does Maud learn about the pin she is wearing on her turban?
(a) It is a famous jem that was stolen years ago.
(b) It is possibly a family heirloom from the 1800s.
(c) It is worthless costume jewelry.
(d) It is likely one of a matching pair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blackadder do when Roland tells him about the notes in the book?

2. Who comes from behind the stones?

3. What are the first letters between Christabel and Ash like?

4. What does the light reflected from the water on the cave ceiling look like?

5. Where do Mud and Roland decide to go to take a break from Ash and Cristabel?

(see the answer keys)

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