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Quiz about The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

"The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins Quiz

Based on the book "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins.

A multiple-choice quiz by vernersa27. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
vernersa27

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
287,611

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
395

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the actual type of gem the moonstone is? Hint

Yellow Diamond

Topaz

Ruby

Sapphire

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Question 2 of 10

2. What god breathed the breath of his divinity on the moonstone? Hint

Vishnu

Buddha

Shiva

Brahma

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Question 3 of 10

3. The narrator's purpose in telling this story is to explain what to his family? Hint

Why he will not marry

What he did with his life

Where he got the moonstone

Why he refuses the friendship of his cousin John

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many beautiful Miss Herncastles are there? Hint

Two

Four

Five

Three

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name of Gabriel's daughter? Hint

Adelaide

Penelope

Charlotte

Rachel

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was "the innocent means of bringing that unlucky jewel into the house"?
Hint

Mr. Herncastle

Mr. Franklin

Mr. Gabriel

Mr. Edward

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the newest servant in the house? Hint

Rosanna

Sarah

Nancy

Beth

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Question 8 of 10

8. To whom did the Colonel leave the moonstone? Hint

Penelope

Julia

Rosanna

Rachel

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Question 9 of 10

9. Upon whom does Gabriel believe Miss Rachel's heart is set? Hint

Mr. Franklin Blake

Mr. Betteredge

Mr. Frizinghall

Mr. Godfrey Ablewhite

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Question 10 of 10

10. What are the two Miss Ablewhites referred to as, by Gabriel? Hint

Nit-Wits

Bouncers

Geese

Gigglers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the actual type of gem the moonstone is?

Answer: Yellow Diamond

The traditions behind the name include having been set in the forehead of an Indian god who typified the moon; also its lustre was said to grow and fade with the waxing and waning of the moon.

2. What god breathed the breath of his divinity on the moonstone?

Answer: Vishnu

After Vishnu did this he commanded that the moonstone be watched by the three priests in turn, day and night, until the end of the generations of men.

3. The narrator's purpose in telling this story is to explain what to his family?

Answer: Why he refuses the friendship of his cousin John

He suspected his cousin to have murdered three Indians, and of lying about having found/stolen the moonstone.

4. How many beautiful Miss Herncastles are there?

Answer: Three

"If you know anything of the fashionable world, you have heard tell of
the three beautiful Miss Herncastles. Miss Adelaide; Miss Caroline;
and Miss Julia--this last being the youngest and the best of the three
sisters, in my opinion;" -"The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins

5. What is the name of Gabriel's daughter?

Answer: Penelope

After five years of neither happy nor un-happy marriage, his wife died and left him with only his daughter Penelope, who when old enough became Rachel's maid.

6. Who was "the innocent means of bringing that unlucky jewel into the house"?

Answer: Mr. Franklin

Gabriel is the narrator when Mr. Franklin appears in the story.

7. What is the name of the newest servant in the house?

Answer: Rosanna

Rosanna was a reformed thief and was being given a chance to prove herself worthy any Christian woman's interest in her.

8. To whom did the Colonel leave the moonstone?

Answer: Rachel

In the story, the question is asked if the Colonel knew of the Moonstone's legacy of trouble and danger, and if he willed it to his sister's child as an act of revenge upon his sister.

9. Upon whom does Gabriel believe Miss Rachel's heart is set?

Answer: Mr. Godfrey Ablewhite

"On June the twelfth, an invitation from my mistress was sent to a
gentleman in London, to come and help to keep Miss Rachel's birthday.
This was the fortunate individual on whom I believed her heart to be
privately set! Like Mr. Franklin, he was a cousin of hers. His name was
Mr. Godfrey Ablewhite." -From "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins

Betteredge is Gabriel's last name and Frizinghall is where the Ablewhites live.

10. What are the two Miss Ablewhites referred to as, by Gabriel?

Answer: Bouncers

"Everything the Miss Ablewhites said began with a large O;
everything they did was done with a bang; and they giggled and
screamed, in season and out of season, on the smallest provocation.
Bouncers--that's what I call them." -Gabriel in "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins

Source: Author vernersa27

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