Petrified Man Quizzes

Petrified Man Quiz 1

1 Leota is a/an ___?
nanny

housewife

milliner

beautician
2 What food is in Leota's purse?
Pretzels

Peanuts

Candy

Carrots
3 Where is Mrs. Pike from?
Atlanta

Vicksburg

New Orleans

Jackson
4 Who are Sal and Joe?
Former tenants of the Pikes

Former tenants of Leota

Barbers

Children
5 Leota describes Mrs. Pike as all the following except ___?
blonde

very funny

has a sharp eye

attractive
6 Mrs. Fletcher's hair is falling out, and all the following reasons are proposed except ___?
she is getting old

it is dandruff

she is pregnant

the last perm was harsh
7 Who is Thelma?
A beautician

A tenant

A customer

A child
8 Why is Mrs. Fletcher so angry?
Leota has raised her prices.

Her hair does not look that good.

Someone told people she was pregnant.

Her husband is being mean to her.
9 Billy Boy is ___?
Mrs. Pike's son

hanging out at the beauty parlor

three years old

all of these
10 How does Mrs. Fletcher feel about her pregnancy?
She is thrilled.

She is indifferent.

She is not excited.

She is scared.
11 How does Mrs. Fletcher describe her husband?
Amiable

Domineering

Charismatic

Weak
12 Who actually was the first to guess that Mrs. Fletcher was pregnant?
Mrs. Pike

Mrs. Hutchinson

Thelma

Leota
13 What town event do Mrs. Pike and Leota attend?
A picnic

The freak show

A concert

Church
14 Leota mentions the show having all the following attractions except ___?
a bearded lady

conjoined twins

a petrified man

pgymies
15 How old is the petrified man?
33

50

35

42
16 How old is Mrs. Pike?
30

45

42

33
17 Leota compares her husband to a/an ___?
snake

baby

rug

stone
18 Lady Evangeline tells Mrs. Pike that ___.
her husband is unfaithful

she will have a new lover

her husband is true and will come into some money

her husband will never have a job
19 Leota asks Lady Evangeline about ___?
money

Fred

a past lover

children
20 Lady Evangeline describes the man Leota once loved as ___.
mercenary

predatory

troublesome

beguiling
21 Where did Mrs. Pike meet Mr. Pike?
On a train

At church

In the street

In a restaurant
22 Where did Mrs. Fletcher meet Mr. Fletcher?
On a train

In a rental library

In church

In a park
23 Leota says Mrs. Pike says what never lasts?
Youth

Marriage

Happiness

Passion
24 When Mrs. Fletcher returns a week later, Leota seems ___.
sad

angry

preoccupied

annoyed
25 Mrs. Montjoy came to the beauty parlor ___.
on the day of her wedding

after her divorce

every day for a year

on the day she was giving birth

After being spanked by the ladies, Biclly says, "If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?"

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Three-year-old, Billy Boy, is Mrs. Pike's son. She got a job at Fay’s Millinery, but he kept putting the hats on and was considered a nuisance by the other women, so now he is hanging at the shop.

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Describe the atmosphere of the beauty parlor in "The Petrified Man." How does Leota treat her clients? How does it seem to be a torture chamber as well as a beauty parlor? What does Welty seem to be saying about concepts of beauty?

The atmosphere is the beauty shop is light-hearted and congenial. Gossip and beauty rule the day.

From the text (atmosphere)

Hidden in this den of curhg fluid and henna packs, separated by a lavender swing door from the other customers, who were...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/13/2022 11:22 AM

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Petrified Man

by Eudora Welty

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