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Quiz about The Long Dark TeaTime of the Soul Chapter 1

"The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" -- Chapter 1 Quiz

It's about time there was a quiz devoted entirely to "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul". This book is so pithy it's worth a quiz a chapter. Here's the first!

A multiple-choice quiz by ubermom. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ubermom

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,490

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
497

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Question 1 of 10

1. Complete the opening line: "It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression 'As pretty as ..." Hint

a passport photo.

pie.

a taxi.

an airport.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Feisty American Kate Schecter was thwarted in her attempts to catch a flight to Oslo. Which was NOT one of the impediments she overcame in her ultimately futile effort? Hint

The traffic on the M-4.

The pregnancy of her cat.

The flat tire on her car.

The death of her neighbor.

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Question 3 of 10

3. At first, Kate tried to help the large, Nordic man get aboard the flight to Oslo. But she learned something that made her give up. What? Hint

Neither.

He had no ticket.

He had no passport.

Both.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why was Kate trying to get to Oslo, anyway? Hint

To research an article.

To meet a man.

To see the fjords.

To see the aurora Borealis.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fill in the blank: Jean-Philippe was, Kate reflected, "the most continually ____ person she had ever met."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Back to the large, Nordic man at the check-in counter. What did Kate think looked thoroughly out of place around him?

Answer: (Two words, one of which is an article.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The big Nordic man's eyes were large and blue, and also what? Hint

Distant and unfocused.

Proud and bloodshot.

Arrogant and muddled.

Cold and piercing.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did Kate give the big Nordic man? Hint

Her address.

A dirty look.

A kiss.

A packet of biscuits.

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did the large, Nordic man's attempts to board the flight to Oslo end? Hint

He stormed off in disgust.

He was able to board.

The check-in desk exploded.

The flight left while he was arguing with the check-in girl.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Kate relieved to be thinking just as she passed out? Hint

That at least the annoying check-in girl was out of her life.

That at least she wasn't in Oslo.

That she hadn't been just imagining that it was a bad day.

That at least the infuriating large Nordic man was out of her life.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Complete the opening line: "It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression 'As pretty as ..."

Answer: an airport.

Since the book opens with an adventure in Heathrow -- arguably the ugliest airport in the world -- it's not surprising that Adams started with this comment.

2. Feisty American Kate Schecter was thwarted in her attempts to catch a flight to Oslo. Which was NOT one of the impediments she overcame in her ultimately futile effort?

Answer: The flat tire on her car.

Kate took a taxi to the airport, and suffered no flats on the way.

3. At first, Kate tried to help the large, Nordic man get aboard the flight to Oslo. But she learned something that made her give up. What?

Answer: He had no passport.

He indeed had no ticket when he approached the counter, but Kate bought one for him. It was only when he was thwarted by the lack of a passport that things got lively.

4. Why was Kate trying to get to Oslo, anyway?

Answer: To meet a man.

She doubted, however, that Jean-Philippe would actually be there.

5. Fill in the blank: Jean-Philippe was, Kate reflected, "the most continually ____ person she had ever met."

Answer: absent

Kate figured that she'd probably not actually encounter Jean-Philippe in Oslo anyway. She figured that she'd just find a note from him saying he wouldn't be able to meet her.

6. Back to the large, Nordic man at the check-in counter. What did Kate think looked thoroughly out of place around him?

Answer: The airport

This was a clarification of the idea that he looked out-of-place in the airport.

7. The big Nordic man's eyes were large and blue, and also what?

Answer: Arrogant and muddled.

They also "conveyed the impression that they had looked at a lot of glaciers in their time."

8. What did Kate give the big Nordic man?

Answer: Her address.

She'd just used her credit card to pay for his ticket and expected him to write her a check for the amount. It turned out, of course, that he didn't have a checkbook. So Kate gave him her address and told him to send her the money.

9. How did the large, Nordic man's attempts to board the flight to Oslo end?

Answer: The check-in desk exploded.

It was engulfed in an orange fireball, taking out a sizable chunk of Heathrow Terminal Two.

10. What was Kate relieved to be thinking just as she passed out?

Answer: That she hadn't been just imagining that it was a bad day.

She had this thought as she lay beneath a pile of rubble.

Source: Author ubermom

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