An extract from Agnes Grey quiz

By Cecilia Brabin | May 9, 2013

Test your understanding of the extract in the quiz based on it.

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1. [Multiple choice]

The story is narrated by…………………….

Answers for Quiz [1].

  • 1. Mary, sister of Agnes
  • 2. Agnes’s mother
  • 3. Agnes (correct)

2. [Multiple choice]

Agnes’s father was employed as ……………………..

Answers for Quiz [2].

  • 1. a doctor
  • 2. a clergyman (correct)
  • 3. a merchant

3. [Multiple choice]

Agnes’s mother married Richard Grey against the wishes of…………………….

Answers for Quiz [3].

  • 1. her friends (correct)
  • 2. her parents
  • 3. her sister

4. [Multiple choice]

Agnes was one of………….children

Answers for Quiz [4].

  • 1. 2
  • 2. 4
  • 3. 6 (correct)

5. [Multiple choice]

Of the children, only ………………………………survived

Answers for Quiz [5].

  • 1. Agnes
  • 2. Agnes and one sister (correct)
  • 3. Agnes and two sisters

6. [Multiple choice]

Agnes harboured a secret desire to…………………………..

Answers for Quiz [6].

  • 1. see more of the world (correct)
  • 2. be a governess
  • 3. marry a rich man

7. [Multiple choice]

The family’s hopes of prosperity were dashed following a…………………………

Answers for Quiz [7].

  • 1. period of depression
  • 2. theft
  • 3. shipwreck (correct)
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