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Quiz about A Woman Of Substance Barbara Taylor Bradford

A Woman Of Substance - Barbara Taylor Bradford Quiz

This is a quiz on the novel 'A Woman of Substance' written by Barbara Taylor Bradford. It is on the novel itself, not the movie interpretation.

A multiple-choice quiz by wifeofbedo. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
wifeofbedo

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,255

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
703

Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (10/10), Guest 31 (9/10), Guest 94 (5/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Emma is the main character of the story. What is her last name? Hint

Higgs

Hamm

Hogg

Harte

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the beginning of the novel, for what family did both Emma and her father work? Hint

The Farkeys

The Footleys

The Faimlys

The Fairleys

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Emma was a teenager, with whom did she fall in love, and conceive a child with? Hint

Jack

Gerald

Edwin

Victor

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Question 4 of 10

4. What were the names of Emma's brothers? Hint

Frank and Jack

Frank and Linden

Winston and Frank

Jack and Winston

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Emma name her firstborn? Hint

Geraldina

Edwina

Paula

David

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Question 6 of 10

6. What type of flowers did Emma hate? Hint

daisies

heather

lillies

roses

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was Emma's best friend throughout the whole novel? Hint

Jerry

Barney

Billy

Blackie

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Question 8 of 10

8. Emma's marriage to Joe Lowther ended when...? Hint

he had a heart attack

he was killed in the war

he was hit by a car

he drowned in their pool

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of Emma's estate in England? Hint

Ainsley Manor

Pennistone Royal

Harte House

Sidney Shelter

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Question 10 of 10

10. What major family event takes place at the end of the novel? Hint

reading of a will

funeral

wedding

engagement party

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Nov 12 2024 : Guest 81: 10/10
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 31: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Emma is the main character of the story. What is her last name?

Answer: Harte

2. In the beginning of the novel, for what family did both Emma and her father work?

Answer: The Fairleys

Emma worked as a maid at the Fairley mansion, while her father worked at the Fairley Mill.

3. When Emma was a teenager, with whom did she fall in love, and conceive a child with?

Answer: Edwin

Edwin Fairley was her first love, and father of Edwina. Gerald was Edwin's brother, and Jack was Emma's father.

4. What were the names of Emma's brothers?

Answer: Winston and Frank

Winston was the eldest, then Emma, and Frank was the youngest. Jack was the name of their father. Elizabeth was their mother who died early on in the book.

5. What did Emma name her firstborn?

Answer: Edwina

Edwina Laura Shane Harte was born one day before Emma's seventeenth birthday. Her other children were Christopher Lowther, twins Robin and Elizabeth Ainsley, and Daisy McGill.

6. What type of flowers did Emma hate?

Answer: roses

When Emma told Edwin she was pregnant, it was in the rose garden that he spurned her and the baby. The smell of roses always made her sick from that day on. Later when she owned Fairley Hall, she had the rose garden destroyed along with the manor.

7. Who was Emma's best friend throughout the whole novel?

Answer: Blackie

Blackie O'Neill was her true friend.

8. Emma's marriage to Joe Lowther ended when...?

Answer: he was killed in the war

Emma received a telegram stating that Joe had been killed in action in France.

9. What is the name of Emma's estate in England?

Answer: Pennistone Royal

Pennistone Royal was Emma and Paul McGill's place. Ainsley is the last name of Emma's second husband, Arthur.

10. What major family event takes place at the end of the novel?

Answer: reading of a will

At the end, Emma reads her last will and testament, where her children get an interesting surprise.

Source: Author wifeofbedo

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