SparkNotes: The Member of the Wedding: Quiz

How and when did Frankie's mother die?

(A) She was murdered the previous summer

(B) She died in childbirth when Frankie was born

(C) Of tuberculosis, when Frankie as an infant

(D) Of cancer, right before the beginning of the novella's main action

Why does Frankie want to change her name to F. Jasmine?

(A) So that her name will begin with JA like her brother's and his fiancee's

(B) Jasmine was her mother's name

(C) Berenice told her that Jasmine was a lucky herb

(D) Jasmine is her middle name and she figures Frankie is too unfeminine

What major event in World War II is taking place during the main events of the novella?

(A) D-Day

(B) The Germans invade Poland

(C) Pearl Harbor

(D) The French expel the Germans from Paris

Why does Frankie spend so much time thinking about the House of the Freaks?

(A) She is worried that she will one day turn into a freak, should she continue to grow so quickly

(B) She is hoping she can get a job playing a freak when she runs away

(C) Visiting the House of the Freaks was the only true moment of happiness she can remember from the summer

(D) Her father threatens to send her there if she is bad

What is the significance of the character Barney MacKean?

(A) He is Berenice's wayward son who gets arrested in the end

(B) He is Frankie's first sexual experience

(C) He tells Frankie that she is a freak

(D) He was Berenice's first husband, who died the same time as Frankie's mother

Why is Frankie so excited about the wedding?

(A) She is going to get to wear the dress that once belonged to her mother

(B) Her brother has promised her to stow her in the getaway car and take her around the world on his honeymoon

(C) She fantasizes that she will meet her future husband at the reception and fall in love

(D) She believes that she is going to join with the married couple and run away from her father's house for good

Why does Berenice think that Frankie is so wound up about the wedding in the opening of the novella?

(A) She says Frankie is jealous

(B) She thinks Frankie is sad about her mother's death

(C) She knows how much Frankie hates having to put on a dress

(D) She says Frankie can't stand not to be the center of attention

Why does F. Jasmine wander the town on Saturday morning?

(A) She is looking for her father to complain to him about the wedding

(B) She is so excited about her plans for the wedding that she wants to tell everyone

(C) She is trying to find a man

(D) She knows Berenice is still angry about the knife-throwing incident the night before and she thinks she can escape her wrath in town

Which two characters die during the course of the story?

(A) Honey and T.T.

(B) Honey and Berenice

(C) John Henry and Uncle Charles

(D) John Henry and Uncle Ustace

Whom does F. Jasmine think she sees out of the corner of her eyes when returning from home from town Saturday afternoon?

(A) Her mother

(B) Janice and Jarvis

(C) Her future husband

(D) Barney MacKean

What is the main topic of conversation between Berenice, John Henry and F. Jasmine over dinner on Saturday?

(A) Love

(B) Sex

(C) The wedding

(D) Death

What noise from outside starts to irritate everyone during dinner on Saturday?

(A) A dog barking

(B) A lovers' quarrel

(C) A cat in heat

(D) A piano being tuned

What would Berenice do if she were God and could change the world?

(A) She would erase the lines between blacks and whites

(B) She would turn everything into candy

(C) She would give herself a huge southern plantation and move into it with T.T. Williams.

(D) She would make everyone fall in love all the time

What kind of haircut does Frankie have?

(A) A pixie cut with hacked off bangs

(B) Long hair reaching the middle of her back

(C) A shoulder length perm

(D) A crew cut

What word does F. Jasmine use to sum up the aggressive sexual behavior of the Soldier?

(A) Crazy

(B) Criminal

(C) Horniness

(D) Rape

Why does Berenice say that it is illegal to change one's name?

(A) Because names accumulate meaning over time that cannot be shed; so to change them creates identity confusion

(B) Because it is a sin to change the name God gave you

(C) She says she is not sure, but she suspects it is a conspiracy on the part of the government to keep tabs on people

(D) She thinks that if you change your name, you become someone else and develop amnesia

What does Frankie think the Marlowes are doing when she catches a glimpse of them in the front room of her house?

(A) Mrs. Marlowe is having a fit

(B) Having sex

(C) Playing patty cake

(D) Fighting

What is wrong with Big Mama's skin?

(A) She has terrible acne

(B) She has fever blisters

(C) She has eczema

(D) She has dispigmentation

What does Big Mama say about what's wrong with Honey?

(A) God had not quite finished him

(B) He was crazy

(C) He was a raging pervert

(D) He was a drug addict and a kleptomaniac

What advice does F. Jasmine give Honey?

(A) That he should shape up and try to better himself by donating blood to the Red Cross

(B) She says he should find a wedding to attend so he too can run away

(C) She tells him to go to Cuba and try to pass at Cuban, since he is so light- skinned

(D) She tells him never to listen to any of Big Mama's silly fortunes because they are a hoax

What analogy does Frances make from her past experiences to try to make sense of the failure of the wedding?

(A) She compares it to a series of failed bridge games she played

(B) She thinks it is just like her mother's life, which was cut short and therefore a failure

(C) She compares it to her failure to connect with the soldier

(D) She thinks it is similar to the Americans' attempt to win World War II as swiftly as they had initially hoped

At what point does F. Jasmine change her name to Frances?

(A) After the wedding

(B) After the Soldier tries to have sex with her

(C) After she decides not to kill herself

(D) After Berenice tells her it is illegal to change her name

Why is Frankie so happy that John Henry sleeps in her bed with her?

(A) She is secretly a pedophile

(B) She wants to protect him from getting murdered

(C) She thinks it will keep her from having nightmares

(D) She misses sleeping in bed with her father

What happens when Frankie goes to give blood at the Red Cross?

(A) She is turned away because she is too young

(B) They tell her she has the strongest blood they've ever seen and to please return as often as possible

(C) She meets a young man there who comes on to her

(D) She passes out and has to be carried home

Why does Frankie throw the knife at Berenice?

(A) Berenice threatens to tell Mr. Addams that Frankie has a date with the Soldier

(B) Berenice says she is quitting her job

(C) Berenice teases Frankie for looking like a freak

(D) Berenice says Frankie has a crush

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