Search all of SparkNotes
Search
Suggestions
Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Romeo and Juliet
The Kite Runner
Twelfth Night
Menu
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Teacher
Blog
Search
Help
Search all of SparkNotes
Search
Suggestions
Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Romeo and Juliet
The Kite Runner
Twelfth Night
No Fear Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Teacher
Blog
Help
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: Genesis
Chapter 2: Exodus
Chapter 3: Leviticus
Chapter 4: Numbers
Chapter 5: Deuteronomy: the Last Book of Law
Chapter 6: Joshua
Chapter 7: Judges
Chapter 8: Ruth
Characters
Character List
Jeanette
Jeanette's mother
Elsie Norris
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1: Genesis
Chapter 2: Exodus
Chapter 3: Leviticus
Chapter 4: Numbers
Chapter 5: Deuteronomy: the Last Book of Law
Chapter 6: Joshua
Chapter 7: Judges
Chapter 8: Ruth
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapter 1: Genesis Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 1: Genesis Quiz
1
of 5
What two categories make up the whole world, according to Jeanette's mother?
Women and men
Christians and heathens
Animals and plants
Enemies and friends
2
of 5
Why did Jeanette's mother adopt Jeanette instead of giving birth biologically?
She is infertile
She shuns sex
Adoption is a good deed
Jeanette was her biological niece
3
of 5
What fortune did the gypsy woman predict for Jeanette after grabbing her hand in the street?
Jeanette would die young
Jeanette would never marry
Jeanette would write novels
Jeanette would convert heathens
4
of 5
In a story that the narrator tells, what condition does the old hunchback woman cure the beautiful princess of?
Extreme emotional sensitivity
Extreme anxiety
A bad back
A heart murmur
5
of 5
What does Jeanette's mother say that Jeanette must do when a letter arrives at their house?
Go to school
Attend church more regularly
Report to the orphanage
Get a job
Previous section
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quick Quiz
Next section
Chapter 2: Exodus Quick Quiz
Popular pages:
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
Character List
CHARACTERS
Jeanette: Character Analysis
CHARACTERS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
MAIN IDEAS
Review Quiz
FURTHER STUDY
Take a Study Break
Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from
The Office
QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?
QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?
Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert
Every Scene of
Hamlet
Summed Up in a Single Sentence
Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes
Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from
The Office