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The Blind Assassin | Quiz

Margaret Atwood
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The Blind Assassin | Quiz

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1)

Where is Laura found after going missing for a week, according to the newspaper article? (from Chapter 6)

With Alex Thomas in the park.
The attic of Avilion.
Sunnyside Beach Amusement Park.
A summer residence in Muskoka.
2)

In the photograph in the epilogue to the sub novel, what is the man doing with his hand? (from Chapter 15)

Resting it on the woman's shoulder.
Holding it in front of the camera to shield his face.
Touching the woman's knee.
Caressing the woman's face.
3)

Where does Iris keep Laura's notebooks? (from Chapter 7)

A steamer trunk.
A sealed jar.
A drawer.
A coffee can.
4)

What was the theme of the charity ball Winifred organized according to the newspaper article? (from Chapter 6)

Commedia dell'artre.
Tamurlane in Samarkand.
Masquerade.
Xanadu.
5)

In chapter 7, where was Laura during the time she was missing? (from Chapter 7)

Reenie's house.
Avilion.
Sunnyside Amusement Park.
Family friends in Muskoka.
6)

Richard, Iris, Laura, and Winifred take the maiden voyage of what ship? (from Chapter 9)

The Queen Elizabeth.
The Queen Mary.
The Lusitania.
The Olympia.
7)

In the epilogue to the sub novel, the woman focuses on what aspect of the picture? (from Chapter 15)

The apple tree.
The woman's own face.
The man's face.
The severed hand.
8)

In the epilogue to the sub novel, to what does the woman compare happiness? (from Chapter 15)

A walled-in planet.
A home.
A walled-in garden.
A boat.
9)

Who saves the Earth men from impending death at the hands of the Lizard Men? (from Chapter 8)

The Zycronians.
The People of Rejoicing.
Other Lizard Men.
The Peach Women.
10)

In chapter 7, to whom does Iris want to will Laura's things? (from Chapter 7)

A university.
The library.
Sabrina.
Myra.
11)

About what do the man and woman argue? (from Chapter 12)

Sex.
Money.
Love.
War.
12)

Where does Richard like to leave bruises on Iris? (from Chapter 9)

Her thighs.
Her arms.
Her face.
Her stomach.
13)

What hobby does Iris adopt to pacify Winifred? (from Chapter 7)

Photography.
Gardening.
Philanthropy.
Writing.
14)

What word is Iris thinking about in the last section of chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

Escarpment.
Cliff.
Sheer.
Vertigo.
15)

Why do the man's next-door neighbors at the junction bother him? (from Chapter 6)

They cook smelly food.
They don't take proper care of their baby.
They take his mail.
They make love loudly when he is trying to work.
16)

Who does Aimee think are her real parents? (from Chapter 11)

Laura and the man from 'The Blind Assassin'.
Richard and Laura.
Richard and Winifred.
Iris and the man from 'The Blind Assassin'.
17)

Where does Iris find Laura's schoolbooks? (from Chapter 13)

Her stocking drawer.
Underneath the family Bible.
Her closet.
The kitchen drawer.
18)

In the woman's imagination, the man is sitting next to a woman who is doing what to pass the time? (from Chapter 10)

Talking to herself.
Writing.
Knitting.
Reading.
19)

Who is the inspiration for the man in the sub novel? (from Chapter 14)

Elwood Murray.
Alex Thomas.
Richard Griffen.
Norval Chase.
20)

What does Iris say is the primary thing she wants Sabrina to do for her? (from Chapter 15)

Love her.
Listen to her.
Forgive her.
Understand her.
21)

How does the woman react when the man asks her to leave her husband? (from Chapter 8)

She agrees and waits behind for him to come back from Europe.
She agrees and accompanies him overseas.
She refuses because she doesn't love him.
She refuses because she has no way to earn money.
22)

What is the reason Winifred and Richard give for why they commit Laura? (from Chapter 11)

She said Richard was trying to kill Iris.
She tried to kill Richard.
She tried to kill Winifred.
She tried to kill herself.
23)

Why does the family go to Avilion? (from Chapter 9)

Because the girls love it so much.
To visit Reenie.
To go sailing.
To get its affairs in order.
24)

Who gets custody of Sabrina after Aimee dies? (from Chapter 11)

Richard.
Iris.
Winifred.
Laura.
25)

How does X escape? (from Chapter 6)

He swims through the canals to get out of the city walls.
He feels his way to the assassin's den where the other assassin's assist him.
He dresses up as a girl and sneaks out of the temple.
The tongueless virgin serves as a diversion, allowing him to escape.
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