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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Quiz

Jeanette Winterson
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Quiz

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1)

What idea from the sermon she heard at the special conference had the biggest impact on Jean? (from Leviticus)

None of the above.
That perfection is unobtainable.
That God is perfection.
That perfection is flawlessness.
2)

What does Winnet do for the boy? (from Ruth)

Tells him to deny her and blame her to the sorcerer so he can be free.
All the above.
She sets him free from his cell.
Defends him to the sorcerer.
3)

In Jean's dream of getting married, who is her husband? (from Numbers)

All of the above.
A pig.
The man from the post office.
Her mother.
4)

What does the girl tell the adviser who tries to take her to the prince? (from Leviticus)

The prince must come seek her hand.
She is totally flawless.
She will not marry an imperfect prince.
She is not interested in getting married.
5)

When a sleeve of Jean's mac gets torn off at the market, what does her mother do? (from Numbers)

Rips the other sleeve off and calls it a vest.
Says she doesn't need a mac.
Tapes it back on.
Takes her to buy another one.
6)

What do people do when they tell stories? (from Deuteronomy)

Bring perspective.
Make them what they will.
Convince themselves.
Spread the truth.
7)

What does the sorcerer do to the boy Winnet befriends? (from Ruth)

Ridicules him in front of Winnet.
Challenges him to a duel.
Makes him a stronger sorcerer than Winnet.
Blames him for spoiling Winnet and casts him out.
8)

What happens to Winnet after she leaves the sorcerer? (from Ruth)

She is taken in by a villager who is kind to her.
She hears of a beautiful city and decides to go there.
All the above.
She never learns to talk the way the villagers do, even though she wants to.
9)

What does Jean's mother worry about? (from Numbers)

That Jean would find out she is Pierre's child.
That Jean might not make a good missionary.
That Jean would get carried away by passions.
That Jean was spending too much time with Graham.
10)

What what Jean's mother's response when Jean told her about the marriage dream she had? (from Numbers)

She said she had had similiar dreams when she was young.
She reassured her that her own marriage would be nothing like that.
She said it was because Jean ate sardines the night before.
She offered to take Jean to a dream analyst.
11)

After her visitor, what does Jean announce she is ready to do? (from Joshua)

Never see Melanie again.
Get married.
Move out.
Repent.
12)

What does Jean say about things that are dead? (from Deuteronomy)

All of the above.
They have all the admirable qualities of life.
There is a certain seductiveness about them.
They don't have the tiresome messiness of live things.
13)

Why is the paper shop "forbidden" and its owners talked about? (from Numbers)

The owners had been members of the church but left.
The owners are two women who share a bed.
All of the above.
They held seances in the basement.
14)

What does Jean envision her mother wishing for as she waits in her room? (from Judges)

Her and her room to go up in flames while the house remained untouched.
To be transported by God away from the world.
To not have children.
A tearful reunion of the two of them.
15)

What does the prince announce about the woman after their talk? (from Leviticus)

She was not flawless.
She is perfect.
She was symmetrical in every respect.
All of the above.
16)

Where does Jean go after being accused at church? (from Joshua)

To Mrs. Jewsbury's.
Straight home.
To the top of the hill.
To the market where she met Melanie.
17)

What is Jean's mother's response to the news about Jean's sexuality? (from Judges)

She breaks every plate in the house and calls the pastor.
She tells Jean they will always be family no matter what she does.
She demands Jean leave immediately for missionary school.
She confesses her own affair with another woman.
18)

In general terms, what is the chapter Deuteronomy about? (from Deuteronomy)

How to choose what you should believe.
The importance of being curious.
How people see the past.
The importance of having stories.
19)

What does the sorcerer want of Winnet? (from Ruth)

To carry a message for him.
To be his apprentice.
To be his daughter.
To convince the townspeople to trust him.
20)

What does the pastor tell Jean when they run into each other? (from Ruth)

That the church missed her and her energy.
That Melanie never loved her.
That he had handled the situation poorly.
The church was better without her.
21)

Why don't Melanie and Jean think what they are doing is the "unnatural passions" they hear about? (from Numbers)

They just don't think about it.
They don't know the normal boundaries of friendship.
Because they are sure they are holy.
Because Pastor Finch says unnatural passions are awful.
22)

How does Jean feel about her church before she is accused in the sermon? (from Joshua)

She feels safe and there was nowhere she'd rather be.
She feels like she is untouchable.
She is nervous about what would happen if they found out.
She feels stifled and nervous.
23)

What does Jean call treating the past with objective respect? (from Deuteronomy)

An idiot's pursuit.
The only path to self awareness.
A sham.
Absolutely necessary.
24)

What do Jean and Mrs. Jewsbury do after Jean is accused at church? (from Joshua)

Make love.
Talk.
All of the above.
Drink brandy.
25)

Who is the faithful companion to the prince? (from Leviticus)

An old goose.
The Lord.
A childhood friend.
An old crone.
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