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Cakes and Ale: Or the Skeleton in the Cupboard | Quiz

W. Somerset Maugham
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Cakes and Ale: Or the Skeleton in the Cupboard | Quiz

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1)

Who does Galloway mention? (from Chapters 7-10)

Roy Kear.
Mrs. Greencourt.
William.
Ted.
2)

What is Amy sure that Ted did not know? (from Chapters 25-26)

That Rosie had been married twice before meeting Ted.
About Rosie's affairs.
About Ted's brother taking all the money from his parents' estate.
That Rosie talked badly about Ted behind his back.
3)

What does William wonder about Ted? (from Chapter 11)

How he ever ganis such critical acclaim.
How he could have married someone like Amy.
If he ever read any of William's books.
If he still loved Rosie after marrying Amy.
4)

What is William trying to do on Easter break? (from Chapters 7-10)

Learn to shoot quail.
Learn to play polo.
Learn to play bridge.
Grow a mustache.
5)

What becomes genius? (from Chapter 11)

Triteness.
Silence.
Longevity.
Anything a man reads after age 40.
6)

Who is Mrs. Hudson? (from Chapters 12-14)

A friend of his aunt and uncle.
William's first landlady.
A friend of Ted and Rosie.
The next-door neighbor where Williams lives.
7)

To William, how does Rosie always remain? (from Chapters 25-26)

Deceitful but fun.
Warm and caring but with a layer of roughness.
Fun but not too bright.
Unspoiled and artless.
8)

What surname does Rosie and George take when they come to America? (from Chapters 25-26)

Smith.
Kemper.
Iggulden.
Dangerfield.
9)

What does William agree to jot down? (from Chapter 11)

What he remembers about Rosie.
Ted's likes and dislikes.
What he remembers about Kemp.
Some reminiscences.
10)

What appears in all anthologies? (from Chapter 11)

A mention of Ted's name but none of his actual writing.
Passages from Roy's books.
Passages from Ted's books.
Passages from William's books.
11)

What does Ted seem to be doing? (from Chapters 15-21)

Getting ready to snatch a piece of fame.
William has no sense about it.
Getting ready to divorce Rosie.
Broadening his horizons.
12)

What does William notice for the first time about Rosie? (from Chapters 12-14)

She is pretty.
She has bad teeth.
She is much older than he.
She has full lips.
13)

What does William say the English reverence in general? (from Chapter 11)

Dead authors.
Old age.
Propriety.
Men who have rebelled.
14)

What is the landlady's strict policy about fire? (from Chapters 22-24)

No fires after April.
The rooms stay warm since the heat from the kitchens waft upstairs.
The place has never had individual fireplaces.
A boarder can have a fire after April if he pays for it.
15)

What does the Vicar announce at dinner? (from Chapters 7-10)

Rosie has left Ted for Kemp.
Ted Driffield is in debtors prison.
William has been accepted into Oxford.
The Driffields have bolted to London, abandoning their debts.
16)

Why is William bitter? (from Chapters 15-21)

That Rosie is so gleeful at the sable cape she receives.
That he has to leave London soon.
That Rosie tells him he must share her.
That Rosie seems interested in another man.
17)

What is the Bear and Key where William stays like? (from Chapters 22-24)

Grubby and unchanged.
In a total state of disrepair.
Newly remodeled and elegant.
Clean but sparsely furnished.
18)

What makes William weak in the knees? (from Chapters 12-14)

Nothing; he has learned to control his emotions now.
Rosie kissing him on the cheek.
Seeing Rosie assume a pose by a canvas of a painting of her.
Seeing a new guest at the party who is beautiful.
19)

How does William remember Rosie? (from Chapters 25-26)

As a madonna figure.
Alive and passionate.
Only vaguely.
As fresh and innocent.
20)

What is one thing that has not changed about Rosie when William sees her late in her life? (from Chapters 25-26)

Her good figure.
Her child-like and mischievous smile.
Her deepset, sparkling eyes.
Her concern for others.
21)

Where does William want to stay when helping Roy? (from Chapter 11)

At Roy's home.
At the vicarage.
At Amy's home.
The Bear and Key.
22)

What does Rosie do after William weeps at his home? (from Chapters 15-21)

Undresses and makes love with him.
Tells him he is silly.
Crys also.
Comforts him like a mother.
23)

Where does William meet Rosie one day? (from Chapters 12-14)

Outside the gentleman's club.
At a tea party.
At Vauxhall Bridge Road.
In a small book store along the Thames.
24)

What does Rosie say when William says she might be having sex with all of her male friends? (from Chapters 15-21)

She is and William must end their affair.
She is not.
William must take her as she is.
She says it is none of his business.
25)

What does William do when he sneaks out to the Driffields? (from Chapters 7-10)

Songs and whist.
Gambles.
Plays dice.
Helps Rosie cook.
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