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The Optimist's Daughter | Quiz

Eudora Welty
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The Optimist's Daughter | Quiz

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1)

What upsets Fay when she returns home from meeting with the funeral director? (from Part 2, Chapter 1)

The number of people in her house she does not know.
The excessive food in her kitchen. She is diabetiic.
The excessive food in her kitchen. She is on a diet.
The number of people in her house for Laurel.
2)

Who helps Laurel catch the bird? (from Part 4)

Fay.
Missouri.
The handy man.
Major Bullock
3)

Who does Laurel find in the kitchen when she wakes? (from Part 2, Chapter 2)

Missouri.
Miss Adele.
Fay.
The bridesmaids.
4)

What does Laurel remember about sleeping in her room? (from Part 2, Chapter 1)

The posters on the wall.
Hearing the clock ring downstairs.
The security of her stuffed animals.
Hearing her parents voices as they read to each other.
5)

Why is Laurel upset that Fay wants the coffin to be open? (from Part 2, Chapter 2)

Laurel does not like the way her father looks.
Laurel does not believe their friends would want to see Judge in the coffin.
Laurel does not believe her father would have wanted an open coffin.
Laurel does not want to see her father.
6)

Why does Fay want to go to Texas? (from Part 2, Chapter 4)

To bury Judge.
To be with her familiy.
To visit an old boyfriend.
To go to a spa.
7)

What does Laurel use to trap the bird? (from Part 4)

A butterfly net.
A coffee can.
A blanket.
Baskets.
8)

Who made the breadboard? (from Part 4)

Fay.
Judge.
Phil.
Major Bullock.
9)

What does Fay do when she sees Judge? (from Part 2, Chapter 3)

Fay apologizes to Judge for being difficult.
Fay declares her love for Judge.
Fay ignores Judge's coffin altogether.
Fay demands Judge get out of the coffin.
10)

What does Missouri tell Laurel about Fay's morning habits? (from Part 2, Chapter 2)

Fay does not eat breakfast.
Fay is already up and gone.
Fay likes breakfast in bed.
Fay likes to sleep till noon.
11)

What does Laurel do when she sees what is in the house? (from Part 3, Chapter 3)

She calls the police.
She hides in the garage.
She goes and gets Major Bullock.
She shuts all the windows and the upstairs doors.
12)

Who wants to move in to the house? (from Part 2, Chapter 4)

Fay's family.
Missouri.
Laurel.
Miss Adele.
13)

What surprises Laurel when she sees the coffin? (from Part 2, Chapter 2)

Fay chose the wrong coffin.
Fay had the coffin lined with peach satin.
Fay had the coffin lined with yellow taffeta.
Fay bought a cheap coffin.
14)

How old was Judge when he married Fay? (from Part 3, Chapter 4)

Almost seventy.
Nearly ninety.
Thirty.
Fifty.
15)

What does Laurel listen for but never hear? (from Part 2, Chapter 1)

The town clock.
The phone.
The weather alert.
The mantel clock.
16)

Why would Judge want to keep evidence of his first wife from Fay? (from Part 3, Chapter 2)

To keep those memories sacred.
To keep Fay from destroying them.
To protect Fay from Judge's continuing feelings for his first wife.
To keep Fay from getting jealous.
17)

Who was the optimist? (from Part 3, Chapter 4)

Judge .
Laurel.
Laurel's mother.
Fay.
18)

What do the old women think Judge lost? (from Part 3, Chapter 1)

His wallet.
His will.
His judgement.
His mind.
19)

How does Laurel remember her mother when they went to West Virginia? (from Part 3, Chapter 4)

Nostalgic.
Happy.
Sad.
Angry.
20)

Who damaged the breadboard? (from Part 4)

Missouri.
Fay.
Judge.
Major Bullock.
21)

How does Fay react to her family's arrival? (from Part 2, Chapter 3)

Fay is happy, she has not seen her family in years.
Fay is angry no one told her they were coming.
Fay is relieved to have someone there to comfort her.
Fay is annoyed because she told everyone she had no family.
22)

What color paint does Laurel find on her father's desk? (from Part 3, Chapter 2)

Red.
Green.
Yellow.
Blue.
23)

What does everyone assume Fay will inherit? (from Part 2, Chapter 4)

A boat.
A car.
The house.
The law practice.
24)

What does Laurel find in her father's library? (from Part 3, Chapter 2)

The will.
Love letters.
Speeches from when he was mayor.
Photographs.
25)

Who is Miss Adele's brother? (from Part 2, Chapter 1)

Dr. Courtland.
Judge.
Major Bullock.
Laurel's husband.
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