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Quiz about Who am I Characters in Great Novels

Who am I?: Characters in Great Novels. Quiz

Let's test your knowledge about how well you know your literary characters.

A multiple-choice quiz by amybrad05. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
amybrad05

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Emma" - by Jane Austen
I smile and I wink, I'm perfect the ladies think. My secretly Betrothed may never know, that Emma considers her a true foe.
Who am I? Hint

Mr. Martin

Mr. Weston

Mr. Churchill

Mr. Knightly

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Question 2 of 10

2. "To Kill a Mockingbird" - by Harper Lee
I am courageous and my mind is quick. I enlighten and advise, I teach, but never trick.
Who am I? Hint

Charles Baker

Atticus Finch

Jeremy Finch

Tom Robinson

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Turn of the Screw" - by Henry James
I thought I saw him staring, through the window I did see. But when I tried to tell the tale, my governess murdered me.
Who am I? Hint

Peter Quint

Miles

Douglas

Griffin

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Wuthering Heights" - by Emily Bronte
My uncle never taught me how to read or how to write, But that will never stop me from making my future generations right.
Who am I? Hint

Heathcliff

Hareton Earnshaw

Edgar Linton

Hindley Earnshaw

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Frankenstein" - by Mary Shelly
My friend would never tell me, what he made that frightful day. But I would meet him face-to-face, the day I saw my last sun ray.
Who am I? Hint

Henry Clerval

Alphonse Frankenstein

Robert Walton

Mr. De Lacey

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Cold Mountain" - by Charles Frazier
I journeyed far from battle, with my wounded neck in shame. When in my haste to finally see her, I lost the gun man's game.
Who am I? Hint

Stobrod Thewes

Inman

Solomon Veasey

Monroe

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Question 7 of 10

7. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" - by Betty Smith
If only my voice didn't sing for the drink. My daughter wouldn't have had to suppress her tears over paper with dried ink.
Who am I? Hint

Johnny Nolan

Ben Blake

Cornelius Nolan

Henry Gaddis

8. "The Great Gatsby" - by F. Scott Fitzgerald
All I wanted was a world of glitter, and I met a man who would make my life better. But a fatal accident took me from my world, and turned my husband unusually bitter.
Who am I? Hint

Zelda Fitzgerald

Daisy Buchanan

Myrtle Wilson

Jordan Baker

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Question 9 of 10

9. "The Scarlet Letter" - by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I knew a woman who stained her chest, by placing an A across her breast. But she did this of her own accord because she loved me, nothing more.
Who am I?
Hint

Hester Prynne

Pearl

Govener Bellingham

Roger Chillingworth

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Question 10 of 10

10. "O' Pioneers" - by Willa Cather
A kiss from me, Emil stole, when he robbed the fair lamp's glow. I always loved him, you can see. And in his arms, I died beneath the mulberry tree.
Who am I? Hint

Alexandra Bergson

Angelique Chevalier

Annie Lee

Maria Shabata

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Emma" - by Jane Austen I smile and I wink, I'm perfect the ladies think. My secretly Betrothed may never know, that Emma considers her a true foe. Who am I?

Answer: Mr. Churchill

Jane Austen wrote most of her stories as satires, silently mocking her generation's flaws of romance and social extremities.

2. "To Kill a Mockingbird" - by Harper Lee I am courageous and my mind is quick. I enlighten and advise, I teach, but never trick. Who am I?

Answer: Atticus Finch

While Harper Lee wrote many long stories for magazines, she only wrote one novel that saw publication in the 20th century. "To Kill a Mockingbird" won the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and is still on the bestseller list today.

3. "Turn of the Screw" - by Henry James I thought I saw him staring, through the window I did see. But when I tried to tell the tale, my governess murdered me. Who am I?

Answer: Miles

Henry James liked to compose novels with characters with substance. He wanted people to criticize them and learn with and from them.

4. "Wuthering Heights" - by Emily Bronte My uncle never taught me how to read or how to write, But that will never stop me from making my future generations right. Who am I?

Answer: Hareton Earnshaw

"Wuthering Heights" was Emily Bronte's only novel. While once being overshadowed by her elder sister Charlotte, whose novel "Jane Eyre", was viewed as the greatest of all Bronte novels, "Wuthering Heights" has recently begun to appear higher on the critic's charts.

5. "Frankenstein" - by Mary Shelly My friend would never tell me, what he made that frightful day. But I would meet him face-to-face, the day I saw my last sun ray. Who am I?

Answer: Henry Clerval

Mary Shelley wrote this story, being completely consumed by the death of her child. She wanted to convey a story of fresh life, struggle, and the power of choice.

6. "Cold Mountain" - by Charles Frazier I journeyed far from battle, with my wounded neck in shame. When in my haste to finally see her, I lost the gun man's game. Who am I?

Answer: Inman

This is sadly and amazingly a factual story; the account of W.P. Iman. It won the 1997 National Book Award.

7. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" - by Betty Smith If only my voice didn't sing for the drink. My daughter wouldn't have had to suppress her tears over paper with dried ink. Who am I?

Answer: Johnny Nolan

Many characters Betty Smith wrote about were based off people she knew growing up. The book has been adapted into forms such as feature films, television series and even a Broadway musical.

8. "The Great Gatsby" - by F. Scott Fitzgerald All I wanted was a world of glitter, and I met a man who would make my life better. But a fatal accident took me from my world, and turned my husband unusually bitter. Who am I?

Answer: Myrtle Wilson

During WWII, a non-profit organization entitled "Editions for Armed Forces", distributed what they believed to be the greatest classics of all time, for the fighting soldiers to carry along with them. Among them were two of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works, "The Great Gatsby" and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz".

9. "The Scarlet Letter" - by Nathaniel Hawthorne I knew a woman who stained her chest, by placing an A across her breast. But she did this of her own accord because she loved me, nothing more. Who am I?

Answer: Pearl

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his characters so they wouldn't be the typical hero or villain, with traits such as beauty and knowledge. He wanted them to be as typically human as possible, with features and flaws most people could truly relate to.

10. "O' Pioneers" - by Willa Cather A kiss from me, Emil stole, when he robbed the fair lamp's glow. I always loved him, you can see. And in his arms, I died beneath the mulberry tree. Who am I?

Answer: Maria Shabata

It's one of Willa Cather's most Interesting and character loving books. She wrote the books for her characters. Cather disliked the publicity from her novels, not wanting people to see what her hand composed, only what the characters truly saw.

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