Petrified Man Quizzes

Petrified Man Quiz 1

1 Leota is a/an ___?
milliner

beautician

nanny

housewife
2 What food is in Leota's purse?
Peanuts

Candy

Carrots

Pretzels
3 Where is Mrs. Pike from?
Vicksburg

Jackson

Atlanta

New Orleans
4 Who are Sal and Joe?
Children

Former tenants of Leota

Former tenants of the Pikes

Barbers
5 Leota describes Mrs. Pike as all the following except ___?
has a sharp eye

attractive

very funny

blonde
6 Mrs. Fletcher's hair is falling out, and all the following reasons are proposed except ___?
it is dandruff

she is getting old

she is pregnant

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

A beautician

A tenant

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

Someone told people she was pregnant.

Her husband is being mean to her.

Her hair does not look that good.
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 scared.

She is indifferent.

She is not excited.
11 How does Mrs. Fletcher describe her husband?
Domineering

Weak

Charismatic

Amiable
12 Who actually was the first to guess that Mrs. Fletcher was pregnant?
Thelma

Mrs. Hutchinson

Leota

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

A concert

Church

The freak show
14 Leota mentions the show having all the following attractions except ___?
pgymies

a petrified man

a bearded lady

conjoined twins
15 How old is the petrified man?
33

50

42

35
16 How old is Mrs. Pike?
45

30

33

42
17 Leota compares her husband to a/an ___?
rug

baby

snake

stone
18 Lady Evangeline tells Mrs. Pike that ___.
her husband is true and will come into some money

she will have a new lover

her husband will never have a job

her husband is unfaithful
19 Leota asks Lady Evangeline about ___?
money

a past lover

children

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

troublesome

beguiling

predatory
21 Where did Mrs. Pike meet Mr. Pike?
In a restaurant

On a train

In the street

At church
22 Where did Mrs. Fletcher meet Mr. Fletcher?
In a rental library

In church

In a park

On a train
23 Leota says Mrs. Pike says what never lasts?
Marriage

Youth

Happiness

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

angry

annoyed

sad
25 Mrs. Montjoy came to the beauty parlor ___.
after her divorce

on the day of her wedding

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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Petrified Man

by Eudora Welty

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