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The L-Shaped Room Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about a book by Lynne Reid Banks. I enjoyed reading it as a school assignment, and I hope you enjoy my quiz about it! If you haven't read the book, then this will give away the story.

A multiple-choice quiz by cheekybunny555. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cheekybunny555

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
216,377

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
181

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Whose is the scary face that Jane sees in the window when she moves into the L-Shaped Room? Hint

Mavis

Terry

John

Toby

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Jane moves in she begins talking to the landlady. The landlady tells her that there are two prostitutes living in the basement. What are their names? Hint

Sonia and Janet

Sophie and Phillipa

Jane and Sophie

Jane and Sonia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jane Graham moved into the L-Shaped room because she got sacked from her acting job and was short of money.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. The landlady's name is Doreen.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the method that John uses to catch the bugs in Jane's bed, to show as proof? Hint

He uses a spray

He squashes them into a bar of soap

He shakes the mattress and the bugs fall out

He jumps on the bed to squash them all

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Question 6 of 10

6. What race is Toby? Hint

Pakistani

Indian

Jewish

Chinese

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is Addy to Jane? Hint

Mother

Cousin

Sister

Aunt

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Jane do when she's finished with Addy's letters? Hint

Nothing

Makes a living by sewing baby clothes

Writes a book herself

Puts an advert in the local shop for more work

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jane has how many months left till her baby is due, when she calls Addy? Hint

four

three

two

five

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who decorates Jane's room for her while she is in hospital? Hint

Toby

Sonia

Mavis

John

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose is the scary face that Jane sees in the window when she moves into the L-Shaped Room?

Answer: John

When Jane first stays in her room she hears knocking from the wall that separates her from the room next to her. She goes over to the wall and sees a black face staring in at her. Later, Toby tells her it's John and he's just curious. Toby also says that John makes fantastic food.

2. When Jane moves in she begins talking to the landlady. The landlady tells her that there are two prostitutes living in the basement. What are their names?

Answer: Jane and Sonia

Jane meets Jane the prostitute later on in the book and finds out that she's quite nice.

3. Jane Graham moved into the L-Shaped room because she got sacked from her acting job and was short of money.

Answer: False

Jane Graham lived with her father and when she told him she was pregnant he basically told her to leave. She went to a shabby house in Chelsea to punish herself.

4. The landlady's name is Doreen.

Answer: False

Doris the landlady is very proud of her house and refuses to admit that there is anything wrong with it.

5. What is the method that John uses to catch the bugs in Jane's bed, to show as proof?

Answer: He squashes them into a bar of soap

John arranges to come round to Jane's room at night because that's when he thinks the bugs come out. He creeps up to the bed in the dark and at the last minute asks Jane to turn the light on. He whips back the cover and frantically pushes down the soap all over the mattress.

6. What race is Toby?

Answer: Jewish

Toby writes Jane a letter when he leaves the house and says that she probably wouldn't want to marry him anyway because he is Jewish. Jane thinks this is stupid as she likes Jews and has never said anything nasty about them to make him think that.

7. What is Addy to Jane?

Answer: Aunt

Jane goes to live with Aunt Addy for a while to earn some money by typing her Aunt's love letters out on a typewriter and making corrections.

8. What does Jane do when she's finished with Addy's letters?

Answer: Puts an advert in the local shop for more work

When Jane finishes with Addy's letters she puts a ad in the local shop. She gets replies straight away although the shopkeeper said she wouldn't.

9. Jane has how many months left till her baby is due, when she calls Addy?

Answer: three

In this phone call to Addy, Jane thinks there is something the matter with her because she sounds distant and thought there were less months to go till the baby was due.

10. Who decorates Jane's room for her while she is in hospital?

Answer: John

When Jane comes back from the hospital she goes up to her room with Toby and they are both surprised at what they see. John had painted the walls white among many other things, and it had transformed the once dingy room.

Source: Author cheekybunny555

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