Sexing the Cherry Quizzes

Sexing the Cherry Quiz 1

1 Where does Dog Woman find Jordan?
In a church

On a river-bank

On her front doorstep

Under a tree
2 What gift does Dog Woman give to Jordan shortly after finding him?
A compass

A pocket watch

A leather-bound book

An engraved medallion
3 Why does Dog Woman choose the name Jordan for the child she finds?
Because it is the name of her brother

Because she finds him near a river

Because it is the name of her long dead son

Because it was her own name before she became known as Dog Woman
4 How does Dog Woman feel about children?
She never liked or wanted children, but bonds with Jordan nonetheless.

Dog Woman took a vow of celibacy and therefore has never had the option of having children.

She wishes she could have had biological children, and that is part of why she bonds with Jordan.

She and her husband tried for many years to have children, but Dog Woman never got pregnant.
5 Where do Dog Woman and Jordan live?
London

Paris

Berlin

York
6 What exotic fruit do Jordan and Dog Woman encounter together when he is a young child?
A cherry

A banana

A pineapple

A coconut
7 What hobby does Jordan like to engage in during his childhood?
Building small boats to sail on the river

Training the dogs to do tricks

Playing the flute

Sketching detailed pictures in the margins of books
8 In what season do Jordan and the Dog Woman first meet John Tradescant?
Winter

Spring

Fall

Summer
9 Which of the following is NOT true about Dog Woman's appearance?
She has brilliant red hair.

Her appearance is considered ugly and grotesque to many people.

She is extremely large and tall.

She has smallpox scars on her face.
10 What is the name of the elephant that Dog Woman encounters?
Jonah

Samuel

Ezekiel

Samson
11 What political event occurs while Dog Woman is raising Jordan?
The French Revolution

The English Civil War

The 100 Years War

The War of the Roses
12 What does Tradescant propose to Dog Woman about Jordan?
Jordan should join with Tradescant in the army.

Jordan should go to boarding school at Eton.

Jordan should accompany Tradescant on a voyage to look for new species of plant.

Jordan should come and work with him as an apprentice gardener.
13 When Dog Woman and Jordan move to Wimbledon, what does Dog Woman bring with her?
Many dogs

A locked chest that has never been opened

A golden cup

A pineapple
14 Why does Dog Woman believe no one has ever loved her?
She is financially independent and unwilling to give up her work.

She has a birthmark that is an ill omen for anyone who falls in love with her.

She is too huge and grotesque in appearance.

She was cursed at birth.
15 What common experience do all of the 12 dancing princesses share?
They all had to abandon a young baby.

They all decided they did not like living with their husbands.

They all longed for children but were unable to have them.

They all had to choose between retaining magical powers, or finding true love.
16 Which of the following is true of the 12 dancing princesses?
They each marry the duke of a different province within the same kingdom.

They each marry the king of a different land.

They each marry a man with a different creative gift (e.g., singing, painting).

They each marry one of 12 brothers.
17 Who does the first dancing princess fall in love with?
A minotaur

Her own reflection

A nymph

A mermaid
18 What does the second dancing princess collect?
Religious items

Dolls

Clocks

Silk shawls
19 Who does the husband of the third dancing princess have affairs with?
A mermaid

A young man

One of her sisters

His stepmother
20 What type of women does the husband of the fourth dancing princess pursue?
Prostitutes

Dancers

Inmates of an asylum

Poor peasant girls
21 What happens to the husband of the fifth dancing princess when she kisses him?
He turns to salt.

He turns to stone.

He becomes a ghost.

He turns into a frog.
22 What is unusual about the husband of the seventh dancing princess?
She is married to her own brother.

She is married to a centaur.

She is married to a man who disappears every day and returns at night.

She is actually married to a woman.
23 How does the eighth dancing princess kill her husband?
By strangling him in his sleep

By burning the house down with him inside

By stabbing him

With poison
24 What does the husband of the ninth princess compare her to?
A mermaid

A monster

A wolf

A falcon
25 What difficult decision does the tenth princess make?
To stop trying to conceive a child

To leave her home and her unfaithful husband

To give up dancing

To take a vow of silence

What is the significance of fruit in Sexing the Cherry?

Images of a banana and a pineapple are dividers in the book, serving as visual clues of who the narrator is. However, while the banana is generally considered a symbol of the male genitalia, it introduces the narratives of the dog-woman....

Asked by Moynul H #1254315

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/7/2022 10:17 AM