the woman in black

1.

1 point

The surrounding countryside is described as being …

as flat as a bed-sheet.

as flat as an ironing board.

as flat as a frying pan.

as flat as a pancake.

2.

1 point

Who lends Arthur a bicycle ?

Mr. Bentley.

Mr. Jerome.

Sam Daily.

the pub landlord.

3.

1 point

How old was Arthur when his first wife died ?

30

25

23

32

4.

1 point

According to Arthur, the woman in black looks ...

as if she were a victim of starvation.

hideous.

ill.

sad but beautiful.

5.

1 point

Where does the noise in the nursery come from ?

A ball bouncing up and down.

A chair rocking to and fro.

A window banging in the wind.

A bird caught in the fireplace.

6.

1 point

Who adopted Nathaniel Pierston ?

Mr. and Mrs. Drablow.

Mr. and Mrs. Keckwick.

Mr. and Mrs. Humfrye

Mr. and Mrs. Pierston.

7.

1 point

What does Arthur sense when he sees the woman in black for the last time ?

He senses her grief.

He senses her malevolence and hatred.

He senses her fear.

He senses her madness.

8.

1 point

On seeing the marshes for the first time Arthur is …

thrilled by the beauty of the landscape.

overcome with loneliness.

frightened by the tide.

ready to go home immediately.

9.

1 point

How does the nursery change between the first and last time that Arthur visits it?

There are footprints leading to the window.

Everything has been turned upside down and smashed.

There is a thick layer of dust over everything.

There is a skeleton in the bed.

10.

1 point

Keckwick is...

unfriendly.

thoughtful.

mad.

careless.

11.

1 point

What emotion does Arthur feel in the nursery ?

No emotion.

Fear.

Grief and sadness.

Surprise.

12.

1 point

What is a London particular ?

a type of cake.

a street.

a bus.

a thick fog.

13.

1 point

Who was a witness to the fatal accident on the marsh ?

Arthur Kipps.

Jennet.

Mrs. Drablow.

Mrs. Daily.

14.

1 point

Crythin Gifford is

Mrs Drablow's land agent.

a clergyman.

a house.

a village.

15.

1 point

What is the name of the Causeway linking Eel Marsh House to the mainland ?

The Shifting Causeway.

The Gifford Causeway

The Eel Marsh Causeway.

The Nine Lives Causeway.

16.

1 point

How did Nathaniel’s nurse-maid die ?

She fell under a train.

She died in childbirth.

She was murdered.

She drowned.

17.

1 point

What tends to happen after the woman in black has been sighted?

A child dies a violent death.

An elderly woman dies a violent death.

A house catches fire.

Someone disappears.

18.

1 point

What startles Arthur on his first walk around the island ?

An ugly sea-bird.

the woman in black.

a clap of thunder.

the sound of a bell ringing.

19.

1 point

Where are Arthur's first two sightings of the woman in black ?

in the cemetery and on the marshes.

in the church and on the cliff.

in the church and behind a grave-stone.

in the nursery and behind a grave-stone.

20.

1 point

What is a “fret” ?

a rain shower.

a sea-mist.

a cave.

a tidal wave.

21.

1 point

Where does Arthur spend his first night after the train journey ?

The Crythin Arms

The Gifford Arms

The Gapemouth Arms

The Marsh Inn

22.

1 point

Who does Arthur save from the quicksands ?

Spider.

Keckwick.

Jennet.

A sea-bird.

23.

1 point

How does Joseph Arthur Samuel Kipps die ?

He contracts a wasting disease.

He falls out of a window.

He is thrown from a pony and trap.

He is drowned.

24.

1 point

Who is Esmé Ainley

Arthur Kipps' first wife.

Arthur Kipps' daughter.

Nathaniel's nurse-maid

Arthur Kipps' second wife.

25.

1 point

What is strange about the nursery door ?

It is the only new door in the house.

It is too small to walk through.

It is bright red.

It is impossible to open it from the outside.