victorian novels

Question 1

Example of naturalism in RoN?

Answer 1

The heath’s affect on the characters

Question 2

What character in RoN most connects to the heath?

Answer 2

Diggory Venn

Question 3

Why does Diggory Venn seem to be everywhere at once?

Answer 3

He is so connected with the heath that it cannot impede him

Question 4

How is RoN reminiscent of a Greek tragedy?

Answer 4

Clym’s tragedies aren’t his fault, the townsfolk serve as a chorus

Question 5

Why won’t Basil exhibit his portrait of Dorian?

Answer 5

He has put too much of himself into it.

Question 6

Art for the sake of beauty

Answer 6

Hedonism

Question 7

What character in Dorian Gray is most hedonistic?

Answer 7

Lord Henry

Question 8

Upon seeing his completed portrait, what does Dorian wish?

Answer 8

That the painting would grow old while he remained eternally young

Question 9

What is Sibyl’s nickname for Dorian?

Answer 9

Prince Charming

Question 10

On the night that Lord Henry and Basil come to see her act, what does Sibyl resolve to do?

Answer 10

Give up acting

Question 11

Why does Sibyl want to give up acting?

Answer 11

Because Dorian has taught her to be herself

Question 12

Why does Dorian leave Sibyl?

Answer 12

He only loved her because she was a beautiful artist (actress)

Question 13

After Sibyl’s death, who convinces Dorian to have no involvement in the case?

Answer 13

lord Henry

Question 14

What gift from Lord Henry profoundly influences Dorian?

Answer 14

A book

Question 15

Over which issue does Basil confront Dorian the night of Basil’s death?

Answer 15

The rumors of Dorian’s wicked behavior that are being spread in polite society

Question 16

How does Dorian respond to Basil’s confrontation?

Answer 16

He shows Basil the horribly changed portrait

Question 17

How does Dorian kill Basil?

Answer 17

He stabs him

Question 18

What is finally done with Basil’s corpse?

Answer 18

At the threat of being outed, Alan Campbell dissolves it in acid

Question 19

What fate befalls James Vane?

Answer 19

He is accidentally killed by hunters at Dorian’s country home

Question 20

What happens when Dorian attempts to drive a knife into his portrait?

Answer 20

He becomes the disfigured image in the painting and, in effect, stabs himself

Question 21

What elements of Victorian literature does Dorian Gray have?

Answer 21

Gothic, struggles with morality, hedonism

Question 22

What is the name of Mrs. Yeobright’s house?

Answer 22

Bloom’s End

Question 23

Who pricks Eustacia with a needle to break her supposed curse?

Answer 23

Susan Nonsuch

Question 24

What was Clym’s occupation in Paris?

Answer 24

Diamond Merchant

Question 25

What does Thomasin name her daughter?

Answer 25

Eustacia

Question 26

How does Diggory Venn obtain the inheritance money from Damon Wildeve?

Answer 26

he wins it at dice

Question 27

What is the name of the fictional region of England in which Hardy's novels are set?

Answer 27

Wessex

Question 28

What is "reddle"?

Answer 28

A dye used for marking sheep

Question 29

How does Damon Wildeve die?

Answer 29

Drowning while trying to retrieve Eustacia's body

Question 30

What sign does Eustacia use to indicate to Damon Wildeve that she wants to see him?

Answer 30

She lights a bonfire

Question 31

What title does Hardy give Eustacia?

Answer 31

Queen of the Night

Question 32

What misfortune prevents Clym from pursuing his studies to become a schoolteacher?

Answer 32

He damages his eyesight

Question 33

Who convinced Anne to break her engagement with Captain Wentworth in the summer of 1806? (Persuasion)

Answer 33

Lady Russell

Question 34

Why does Anne worry about her family bringing Mrs. Clay to Bath? (Persuasion)

Answer 34

She thinks Mrs. Clay might have romantic designs on Sir Walter

Question 35

Who jumps off the wall in Lyme and gets seriously injured? (Persuasion)

Answer 35

Louisa Musgrove

Question 36

All the characters in Persuasion are satirized except one. Who?

Answer 36

Anne

Question 37

What does Anne discover after her meeting with Mrs. Smith? (persuasion)

Answer 37

That Mr. Elliot put Mrs. Smith into debt and refused to help her after her husband passed away

Question 38

Why does Anne not marry Mr. Elliot? (Persuasion)

Answer 38

He is in debt and is just using her for her money

Question 39

Who does Anne ultimately end up with?

Answer 39

Captain Wentworth

Question 40

What leads Algernon to think Jack is leading a double life?

Answer 40

An inscription on a cigarette case saying this name is Ernest

Question 41

At first, Jack tells Algernon that Cecily is his what? What is she really?

Answer 41

Aunt; niece

Question 42

What does Gwendolen say the name Ernest produces?

Answer 42

vibrations

Question 43

What is Lady Bracknell’s reaction when Jack admits to her that he smokes?

Answer 43

Approval

Question 44

Where did old Mr. Thomas Cardew find Jack as a baby?

Answer 44

In a handbag at a railway station

Question 45

What is Lady Bracknell’s objection to Jack as a prospective suitor to Gwendolen?

Answer 45

His origins

Question 46

What is Gwendolen’s response to the story of Jack’s origins?

Answer 46

She thinks it's romantic

Question 47

How does Jack try to forge a family to make himself a suitable suitor for Cecily?

Answer 47

By creating a brother, Ernest who died in Paris. Then Algy shows up, pretending to be this brother

Question 48

Why has Cecily broken off her engagement to Algernon?

Answer 48

She felt it couldn’t be a really serious engagement otherwise

Question 49

Why does Gwendolen tell Cecily that cake and sugar are no longer fashionable?

Answer 49

She wants to insult Cecily

Question 50

What scandalous thing does Gwendolen do about her love of "Ernest"?

Answer 50

She gets the name tattooed on her bootay