Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which character is surprisingly sympathetic to Turner in Chapter 1? (from Chapter 1)

Mrs. Hurd.

Willis Hurd.

Mrs. Cobb.

Lizzie.

2.

What is the most likely reason that Mrs. Cobb leaves her house to Turner? (from Chapter 9)

She thinks the house he lives in with his family is too small.

She wants to upset Mr. Stonecrop.

She is grateful for the time he spent with her, singing and reading.

She thinks that if he lives in her big old house, he'll become more respectable.

3.

Which incident, earlier in this chapter, can be seen as being metaphorically echoed by the unexpected surprise of the crashing tree? (from Chapter 9)

The surprise of Reverend Buckminster's lie about Mrs. Cobb's last words.

The surprise of Mrs. Cobb leaving Turner her house.

The surprise of Lizzie being present when Mrs. Cobb dies.

The surprise of Mr. Stonecrop's reaction to Mrs. Cobb's decision.

4.

Which moment in this chapter is a secondary manifestation of the novel's thematic interest in the power of nature? (from Chapter 3)

Turner's trying to hit stones with driftwood.

Turner's looking out at the stars.

Turner's discovery of a change of clothes waiting on his bed.

Lizzie's knowledge of how to deal with a nosebleed.

5.

What is the first book that his father gives Turner to study? (from Chapter 7)

The Iliad.

The Oresteia.

The Odyssey.

The Aeneid.

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