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'A Woman of Independent Means' Quiz

I love the novel 'A Woman of Independant Means' by Elizabeth Forsyth Haley and decided to make a quiz for the other fans!

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,621

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
267

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Bess's best friend? Hint

Eleanor

Lydia

Totsie

Mother Steed

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following children died? Hint

Drew

Robin

Eleanor

Betsy

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Question 3 of 10

3. What town did Bess spend her childhood in? Hint

Houston

Dallas

Honey Grove

St. Louis

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was Lydia? Hint

Bess's mother

Bess's best friend

Rob's sister

Drew's wife

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Question 5 of 10

5. How old was Robert when he died? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. What college did Eleanor attend? Hint

Vanderbilt

Princeton

Vassar

NYU

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who invested Bess's money for her? Hint

Robert

Arthur

Manning

Drew

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who did Bess's father marry? Hint

Totsie

Lydia

Mavis

Mother Steed

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the woman Bess's father married? Hint

Sarah

Eleanor

Mavis

Trudy

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Question 10 of 10

10. On what ship was Eleanor born? Hint

Lusitania

Brittanic

Titanic

Nuovo Mondo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Bess's best friend?

Answer: Totsie

She roomed with Totsie in college.

2. Which of the following children died?

Answer: Robin

Robin died shortly after his father.

3. What town did Bess spend her childhood in?

Answer: Honey Grove

She later moved to Dallas and then to St. Louis.

4. Who was Lydia?

Answer: Rob's sister

Lydia was Bess's sister-in-law.

5. How old was Robert when he died?

Answer: 29

As said in his obituary.

6. What college did Eleanor attend?

Answer: Vassar

At the time, it was only for girls.

7. Who invested Bess's money for her?

Answer: Arthur

Arthur was also the man who had hit Eleanor with his car when she was little. Originally, Bess thought she'd sold her stock cheaply when she needed the money. But Arthur had given her the money and kept her stocks for her until their values rose.

8. Who did Bess's father marry?

Answer: Mavis

Mavis had been Bess's croquet partner.

9. What was the name of the woman Bess's father married?

Answer: Mavis

Mavis was almost Bess's age - and her former croquet partner - but ended up being good for her father.

10. On what ship was Eleanor born?

Answer: Nuovo Mondo

In the mini-series, it was the Lusitania. In the novel, it was the Nuovo Mondo en route from Naples to Galveston.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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