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The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Prologue; First Period, Chapters I–III
First Period, Chapters IV–VI
First Period, Chapters VII–IX
First Period, Chapters X and XI
First Period, Chapters XII–XIV
First Period, Chapters XV–XVII
First Period, Chapters XVIII–XXI
First Period, Chapters XXII–XXIII
Second Period, First Narrative, Chapters I and II
Second Period, First Narrative, Chapters III–V
Second Period, First Narrative, Chapters VI–VIII
Second Period, Second Narrative, Chapters I–III
Second Period, Third Narrative, Chapters I–IV
Second Period, Third Narrative, Chapters V–VII
Second Period, Third Narrative, Chapters VIII–X
Second Period, Extracts from the Journal of Ezra Jennings
Second Period, Fifth Narrative–Sixth Narrative
Second Period, Seventh Narrative–Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Rachel Verinder
Franklin Blake
Ezra Jennings
Godfrey Ablewhite
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Prologue; First Period, Chapters 1–3
First Period, Chapters 4–6
First Period, Chapters 7–9
First Period, Chapters 10 and 11
First Period, Chapters 12–14
First Period, Chapters 15–17
First Period, Chapters 18–21
First Period, Chapters 22–23
Second Period, First Narrative, Chapters 1 and 2
Second Period, First Narrative, Chapters 3–5
Second Period, First Narrative, Chapters 6–8
Second Period, Second Narrative, Chapters 1–3
Second Period, Third Narrative, Chapters 1–4
Second Period, Third Narrative, Chapters 5–7
Second Period, Third Narrative, Chapters 8–10
Second Period, Extracts from the Journal of Ezra Jennings
Second Period, Fifth Narrative–Sixth Narrative
Second Period, Seventh Narrative–Epilogue
Study Questions
Suggested Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
Who is the English counterpart to the Indians’ noble self-sacrifice?
Gabriel
Miss Cuff
Rosanna
Rachel
2
of 5
Which is not one of the spheres of value in which the Moonstone is judged?
Scientific
Commercial
Spiritual
Familial
3
of 5
What kind of explanations do the solidly English characters seek for supernatural phenomena?
Mystical
Circuitous
Logical
Artistic
4
of 5
What are Franklin and Betteredge addicted to?
Tobacco
Opium
Love
Christian piety
5
of 5
What two things does the Moonstone primarily stand for?
Duplicity, greed
Imperialism, isolation
Western values, logic
Exoticism, femininity
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Rachel Verinder: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
FURTHER STUDY
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