SparkNotes: The Black Prince: Quiz

Bradley Pearson's quits his job as what when the novel begins?

(A) A lawyer

(B) A Tax Inspector

(C) A Teacher

(D) A Business Manager

() An Insurance Agent

Bradley Pearson is how old during his novel?

(A) Forty-two

(B) Fifty-eight

(C) Forty-five

(D) Thirty-eight

() Sixty

Which character is a very famous popular writer?

(A) Julian Baffin

(B) Francis Marloe

(C) Arnold Baffin

(D) Bradley Pearson

() Christian Evansdale

How is Francis Marloe acquainted with Bradley Pearson?

(A) He is his cousin

(B) He is his ex-wife's brother

(C) He is an old friend from the tax bureau

(D) He is Arnold Baffin's cousin

() He is his ex-wife's cousin

What Shakespeare play is Julian Baffin studying?

(A) Hamlet

(B) Macbeth

(C) Romeo and Juliet

(D) Othello

() Midsummer Night's Dream

What opera do Julian and Bradley go to?

(A) La Boheme

(B) Dido and Aeneas

(C) Eugene Onegin

(D) Der Rosenkavalier

() Die Walkure

Who is Bradley Pearson's sister?

(A) Rachel

(B) Christian

(C) Helen

(D) Judy

() Priscilla

What present does Bradley Pearson buy Julian Baffin?

(A) A bouquet of roses

(B) A special recording of Der Rosenkavalier

(C) A small gilded statue

(D) A pair of purple boots

() Some black lingerie

Where do Bradley and Julian go when they run away?

(A) The English coast

(B) Venice

(C) The French Riviera

(D) Scotland

() Paris

What is Francis Marloe's former profession?

(A) Doctor

(B) Lawyer

(C) Pharmacist

(D) Priest

() Writer

What did Bradley Pearson's parents do for a living?

(A) They owned a shop

(B) They were teachers

(C) They worked in a factor

(D) They were civil servants

() His father was a repairman and his mother was a housewife

What does Priscilla lament leaving at her husband's house?

(A) Her family Bible

(B) Her photo albums

(C) Her clothes

(D) Her jewels

() Her cat

Who is Priscilla's husband?

(A) Francis Marloe

(B) Arnold Baffin

(C) Dan Evansdale

(D) Roger Saxe

() Scott Hartbourne

What is the name of Priscilla's husband's mistress?

(A) Martha

(B) Julian

(C) Pippa

(D) Marigold

() Stephanie

Where has Christian been living before the story begins?

(A) Paris

(B) Edinburgh

(C) Lincolnshire

(D) The United States

() Venice

How many books has Bradley Pearson written?

(A) Four

(B) Five

(C) One

(D) Three

() Two

Which characters die during the course of the novel?

(A) Arnold and Christian

(B) Priscilla and Rachel

(C) Bradley and Christian

(D) Arnold and Priscilla

() Bradley and Julian

Which of the following characters do not have amorous feelings for Bradley?

(A) Francis

(B) Rachel

(C) Julian

(D) Hartbourne

() Christian

Why did Bradley resign from his job?

(A) Because of old age

(B) To tour Europe with Christian

(C) Because he got another job as a literary critic

(D) To write a great novel

() Because of his affair with Julian

What is Julian studying to be?

(A) A doctor

(B) A lawyer

(C) A writer

(D) A teacher

() Nothing. She is not in school.

What act does Priscilla deeply regret?

(A) Visiting Scotland

(B) Never attending college

(C) Working in the fashion industry

(D) Having an abortion

() Marrying Roger

Who kills Arnold Baffin?

(A) Christian

(B) Julian

(C) Bradley

(D) Rachel

() Francis

What notable architectural building does Bradley live near?

(A) Covent Garden

(B) Westminster Abbey

(C) London Bridge

(D) The Post Office Tower

() Big Ben

Where is Bradley Pearson when he writes his novel?

(A) In Switzerland with Christian

(B) In London

(C) In Venice

(D) In jail

() On the British Coast.

Why does Rachel want revenge upon Bradley?

(A) He writes better than her husband

(B) He hit her with a fireplace poker

(C) He encouraged her husband to seek a divorce

(D) He rejected her and then made love with her daughter

() He publicly insulted her at a dinner party