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Quiz about North and South by John Jakes

"North and South" by John Jakes Quiz

This quiz is about "North and South", the first book in John Jakes' brilliant "North and South" trilogy. Just remember, these questions are based on the book, not the mini-series!

A multiple-choice quiz by helen295. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
helen295

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,110

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. Where are George Hazard and Orry Main going when they meet for the first time in June 1842? Hint

Lehigh Station, Pennsylvania

To fight in the Civil War

Mont Royal, South Carolina

West Point Military Academy

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the name of the cadet who makes Orry's and George's lives a misery at West Point? Hint

Ezra Bent

Elkanah Bent

Caleb Slocum

Eddie Benn

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Question 3 of 20

3. When Orry is returning home from West Point, he stops to help a woman whose carriage has overturned in a ditch. What type of creature has gotten into the carriage? Hint

A snake

A toad

A scorpion

A rat

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which two people accompany Madeline Fabray from New Orleans to Resolute? Hint

Semiramis and Priam

Nicholas Fabray and Maum Sally

Maum Sally and Villefranche

Orry Main and Cousin Charles

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Question 5 of 20

5. What does George Hazard find in the hills above the Military Academy? Hint

A dead body

A four-leaf clover

A meteorite

A diamond

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Question 6 of 20

6. Why do several members of the Hazard family disapprove of George's wife, Constance Flynn? Hint

She's been married three times

She's black

She's an Irish Catholic

She keeps slaves

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Question 7 of 20

7. What does Orry lose in the battle at Churubusco? Hint

His foot

His arm

His front teeth

His left eye

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which poem by Edgar Allen Poe do Orry and Madeline read aloud to each other when they meet at Salvation Chapel? Hint

Romance

Annabel Lee

The Raven

The City In The Sea

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the name of the Hazards' summer home in Newport? Hint

Belvedere

Fairlawn

Mont Royal

Resolute

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Question 10 of 20

10. Why is the slave, Priam, punished during George's first visit to Mont Royal? Hint

Stealing

Drunkenness

Fighting

Trying to escape

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Question 11 of 20

11. What are Billy Hazard's and Charles Main's nicknames at West Point? Hint

Stick and Stump

Bunk and Bison

Rocky and Rabbit

General and Major

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which British engineer does Orry's brother Cooper and his wife Judith travel to Britain to meet? Hint

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Henry Bessemer

George Stephenson

None of these

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is the name of the cargo ship designed by Cooper Main? Hint

Leviathan

Star Of Carolina

Great Britain

Star Of The South

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is the name of the slave Virgilia Hazard helps to escape from Mont Royal? Hint

Homer

Grady

Cuffey

Priam

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which two characters marry, creating a permanent link between the Hazards and the Mains, despite the approaching war? Hint

Billy Hazard and Ashton Main

Charles Main and Virgilia Hazard

Billy Hazard and Brett Main

Judah Main and Patricia Hazard

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Question 16 of 20

16. Why does Orry object to his sister marrying George's brother? Hint

Because he has no money to support her

Because he is from the North and she is from the South

Because she's white and he's black

Because he's more than twice her age

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who does Ashton send to kill Billy Hazard in a duel? Hint

Justin LaMotte

Charles Main

Forbes LaMotte

James Huntoon

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Question 18 of 20

18. What secret does Bent discover about Madeline LaMotte? Hint

Her father was an African slave

She had murdered her husband, Justin LaMotte

She was adopted as a baby

Her great-grandmother was an African slave

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Question 19 of 20

19. What are the names of Cooper's and Judith's two children? Hint

Laban and Levi

Tillet and Clarissa

Judah and Marie Louise

Judah and Sue Ellen

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Question 20 of 20

20. According to Maude Hazard, which plant symbolizes the strength and resilience of the Hazard family? Hint

Laurel

Hawthorn

Rose

Honeysuckle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where are George Hazard and Orry Main going when they meet for the first time in June 1842?

Answer: West Point Military Academy

George and Orry are the two main characters in "North and South". They meet at West Point, where they form a friendship that will link their two families for generations. The Hazards are ironworkers from Pennsylvania; the Mains own a rice plantation in South Carolina.

2. What is the name of the cadet who makes Orry's and George's lives a misery at West Point?

Answer: Elkanah Bent

Elkanah Bent takes an instant dislike to both Orry and George. When they succeed in getting him dismissed from the academy, he swears to take revenge on both their families, no matter how long he has to wait.

3. When Orry is returning home from West Point, he stops to help a woman whose carriage has overturned in a ditch. What type of creature has gotten into the carriage?

Answer: A snake

The woman in the carriage is Madeline Fabray. Orry falls in love with her, unaware that she is on her way to the nearby plantation, Resolute, where she is due to marry Justin LaMotte.

4. Which two people accompany Madeline Fabray from New Orleans to Resolute?

Answer: Maum Sally and Villefranche

Maum Sally and Villefranche are two of Madeline's servants.

5. What does George Hazard find in the hills above the Military Academy?

Answer: A meteorite

George finds a small piece of meteorite, which he refers to as 'star iron'. It reminds him that iron can both create civilization and destroy it.

6. Why do several members of the Hazard family disapprove of George's wife, Constance Flynn?

Answer: She's an Irish Catholic

George meets Constance at a dance in Texas, when he and Orry are on their way to fight in Mexico.

7. What does Orry lose in the battle at Churubusco?

Answer: His arm

Orry loses his arm due to Elkanah Bent who sends him straight into an enemy ambush, hoping that he will be killed.

8. Which poem by Edgar Allen Poe do Orry and Madeline read aloud to each other when they meet at Salvation Chapel?

Answer: Annabel Lee

"It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know, by the name of Annabel Lee".
Orry and Madeline have to meet in secret because Madeline is married to Orry's neighbour, Justin LaMotte.

9. What is the name of the Hazards' summer home in Newport?

Answer: Fairlawn

The name 'Fairlawn' is chosen by Stanley and Isabel Hazard, because there is a large expanse of grass in front of the house.

10. Why is the slave, Priam, punished during George's first visit to Mont Royal?

Answer: Drunkenness

Priam is one of the Mains' slaves. On George's second visit to Mont Royal, he manages to escape from the plantation. George and Orry find him waiting for a train, and George convinces Orry to let him go.

11. What are Billy Hazard's and Charles Main's nicknames at West Point?

Answer: Bunk and Bison

Billy's nickname is 'bunk' because according to Charles, he talks a lot of bunkum. Charles is known as 'bison' because of his long hair.

12. Which British engineer does Orry's brother Cooper and his wife Judith travel to Britain to meet?

Answer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Cooper Main feels that the south should be looking to the future and developing industry, rather than concentrating on their past. Cooper is one of the main characters in the "North and South" trilogy, yet he doesn't appear at all in the TV mini-series.

13. What is the name of the cargo ship designed by Cooper Main?

Answer: Star Of Carolina

Cooper borrows almost two million dollars from George Hazard to build the "Star Of Carolina". However, due to the war, the ship is never completed.

14. What is the name of the slave Virgilia Hazard helps to escape from Mont Royal?

Answer: Grady

Virgilia is an abolitionist who disapproves of the Mains and their way of life. The character is wonderfully portrayed in the TV series by Kirstie Alley.

15. Which two characters marry, creating a permanent link between the Hazards and the Mains, despite the approaching war?

Answer: Billy Hazard and Brett Main

At first Billy is interested in Brett's sister, Ashton, but after discovering her true character he realizes he prefers Brett.

16. Why does Orry object to his sister marrying George's brother?

Answer: Because he is from the North and she is from the South

Orry eventually gives his consent, and Billy and Brett are married at Mont Royal.

17. Who does Ashton send to kill Billy Hazard in a duel?

Answer: Forbes LaMotte

Forbes LaMotte and Preston Smith try to cheat in the duel by not putting enough powder into Billy's gun. Luckily, Madeline LaMotte overhears them discussing their plan to kill Billy and hurries to Mont Royal to warn the Mains.

18. What secret does Bent discover about Madeline LaMotte?

Answer: Her great-grandmother was an African slave

Orry assures her it doesn't make any difference to him, but Madeline knows that not everyone in South Carolina would be so understanding.

19. What are the names of Cooper's and Judith's two children?

Answer: Judah and Marie Louise

Tillet and Clarissa are the names of Cooper's parents. Laban and Levi are the twin sons of Stanley and Isabel Hazard.

20. According to Maude Hazard, which plant symbolizes the strength and resilience of the Hazard family?

Answer: Laurel

Maude believes the Hazards are like the laurel, which thrives in places where other plants die.

Source: Author helen295

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