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Quiz about The Diviners by Margaret Laurence

"The Diviners" by Margaret Laurence Quiz

I noticed there wasn't yet a quiz about the wonderful novel "The Diviners" by Margaret Laurence so here it is! I hope you enjoy it!

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

Author
m_paganini

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,422

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
164

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of Morag's father? Hint

Colin

Brampton

Marvin

John

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Question 2 of 10

2. After Morag's parents die when she is five, who takes her in? Hint

Christie Logan

Dr. Ewen MacLeod

Niall Cameron

Lazarus Tonnerre

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is Prin's given name? Hint

Priscilla

Prin is her given name

Penelope

Princess

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Question 4 of 10

4. While working for the 'Manawaka Banner', Morag goes to cover a story about a fire. Who died in the fire? Hint

Vanessa MacLeod

Piquette Tonnerre and her two children

Stacey Cameron

Eva Winkler

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Question 5 of 10

5. After leaving Manawaka to go to college, Morag marries Brooke Skelton. How did they meet? Hint

He was one of Morag's professors

Through a mutual friend

In a coffee shop

They worked on an English project together

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does Morag call her daughter? Hint

Lily

Rachel

Pique

Emily

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of Morag's first published novel? Hint

A Jest of God

A Bird in the House

Spear of Innocence

Jonah

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the only thing Christie ever gave to Morag? Hint

An old Bible

A plaid pin that Morag's father had given to him

An old hunting knife with a "T" etched in the handle

The train ticket to get out of Manawaka

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jules gives Morag a plaid pin belonging to the Clanranald Macdonalds. What was this Scottish clan's war cry? Hint

To the head of the little bridge

Gainsay who dare

Shine and never burn

An arm in armour

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the novel, where does Morag reside? Hint

McConnell's Landing

Manawaka

England

Edmonton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Morag's father?

Answer: Colin

When Morag is five, Colin and Louisa (Morag's mother) die of polio. John, Marvin, and Brampton are from another novel by Laurence, "The Stone Angel".

2. After Morag's parents die when she is five, who takes her in?

Answer: Christie Logan

Niall Cameron is the town undertaker who drinks himself to death. Dr. MacLeod is Morag's classmate's (Vanessa) father. Lazarus Tonnerre is Jules' father who is gossiped about by all the people of Manawaka.

3. What is Prin's given name?

Answer: Princess

Prin thinks Princess is a foolish name and hates to hear anyone calling her by it. Prin enjoys eating jelly doughnuts too much and as a result has grown very large. She is also Christie's wife and therefore Morag's stepmother.

4. While working for the 'Manawaka Banner', Morag goes to cover a story about a fire. Who died in the fire?

Answer: Piquette Tonnerre and her two children

As a child, Piquette had tuberculosis of the leg and walked strangely. The only person who was ever kind to her was Dr. MacLeod who fixed it for her. Because of this, Piquette was always grateful to him and his family.

5. After leaving Manawaka to go to college, Morag marries Brooke Skelton. How did they meet?

Answer: He was one of Morag's professors

Brooke and Morag became acquainted outside of class after he reads one of her stories and compliments her on it. He taught her the Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Milton courses.

6. What does Morag call her daughter?

Answer: Pique

Morag ends up naming her daughter after Piquette, but she can not bear to call her daughter that every day so instead she calls her Pique.

7. What is the name of Morag's first published novel?

Answer: Spear of Innocence

Jonah was Morag's third novel. "A Bird in the House" and "A Jest of God" are two other books set in Manawaka by Margaret Laurence.

8. What was the only thing Christie ever gave to Morag?

Answer: An old hunting knife with a "T" etched in the handle

It turns out the knife originally belonged to Lazarus Tonnerre, who was Jules' father.

9. Jules gives Morag a plaid pin belonging to the Clanranald Macdonalds. What was this Scottish clan's war cry?

Answer: Gainsay who dare

The pin belonged to the Currie family initially. One of their boys traded it to Lazarus for the knife which he later traded to Christie for a pack of cigarettes. This pin is lost in the first Manawaka novel ("The Stone Angel") and found by Morag in the last.

10. At the end of the novel, where does Morag reside?

Answer: McConnell's Landing

She lives in another small town, not unlike Manawaka. However, she does not mind small-town life anymore because even though there are the same gossipy citizens, she has changed so that it doesn't bother her anymore.

Source: Author m_paganini

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