Year of Wonders Quizzes

Year of Wonders Quiz 1

1 What was Anna's favorite season?
spring

winter

fall

summer
2 Who taught Anna to read?
Elinor Mompellion

Aphra Bont

Anys Gowdie

Michael Mompellion
3 What did Michael Mompellion name his horse?
Cupid

Anteros

Saturn

Aristotle
4 Who was Anna's husband?
Michael

John

Jamie

Sam
5 What was Sam's occupation?
tavern keeper

miner

rector

farmer
6 Who comes by the rectory and insists that Michael visit her ailing mother?
Elizabeth Bradford

Aphra Bont

Lib Hancock

Anys Gowdie
7 In what year does the plague strike the village?
1665

1666

1668

1667
8 What occupation did George Viccars have?
tailor

miner

sailor

baker
9 What color did George Viccars choose for Anna's dress?
ruby

green

yellow

white
10 Where did Anna work as a maid?
the tavern and the rectory

the tavern and the inn

Bradford Hall and the inn

the rectory and Bradford Hall
11 Why did Anna initially resist learning about medicinal plants?
She did not want to be perceived as a witch.

She did not want Elinor to think she was a negligent mother.

She did not want to take the time to learn about alchemy.

She did not want to get her hands dirty in the garden.
12 Which of these characters believes in the occult?
Mem Gowdie

Anys Gowdie

Anna Frith

Aphra Bont
13 What smell accompanies the plague's victims?
stale air

burning skin

molded fabric

rotten applies
14 What does George Viccars instruct the villagers to do to protect themselves?
"Drown it all!"

"Bury it all!"

"Murder it all!"

"Burn it all!"
15 What city did the bolt of infected fabric come from?
Glouchester

Paris

London

Venice
16 Who was having a sexual affair with George Viccars?
Elinor Mompellion

Aphra Bont

Anna Frith

Anys Gowdie
17 What color is the gown that George Viccars made for Anys Gowdie?
scarlet

blue

green

orange
18 How is Anys Gowdie related to Mem Gowdie?
Anys is Mem's daughter.

Anys is Mem's granddaughter.

Anys is Mem's aunt.

Anys is Mem's neice.
19 Why would Anys Gowdie not think of marrying George Viccars?
She didn't want to sacrifice her freedom.

She wasn't sure that he was going to stay in the village.

She didn't believe he was a good man.

She wasn't genuinely attracted to him.
20 How did Colonel Bradford treat his wife?
He belittled her.

He ignored her.

He respected her.

He adored her.
21 Why did Colonel Bradford like Elinor?
Because she treated his staff well

Because she was more beautiful than his wife

Because she was kind-hearted

Because her family was well-connected
22 How many sheep does Anna have?
25

21

23

27
23 What was Anna doing by the stream when Michael interrupted her?
She was breastfeeding her child.

She was writing poetry about the woods.

She was teaching herself to read.

She was daydreaming about Michael himself.
24 Who is the first villager to die of the plague?
Sam Frith

Edward Cooper

Lib Hancock

Jamie Frith
25 How does Edward Cooper become infected with the plague?
He decides to wear clothes made from the infected fabric.

He accidentally touches another villager's infected sores.

He is bitten by an infected flea.

He plays with infected rats.

why does anna go to josiah to bribe him to become the new gravedigger?

Using a lamb from her flock, Anna bribes her father, Josiah Bont, to help Mompellion bury bodies. He does so, though he grumbles about it.

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Answered by Aslan on 1/11/2022 11:53 PM

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Why does Anna say she “used to love the season”?

Chapter please?

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In what ways did elinor and michael mom[ellion become parental figures to anna

Because 17th-century men and women were not at liberty to be close friends with one another, women had to seek out other women in order to find companionship. These inter-female relationships appear numerous times in Year of Wonders, as Anna’s...

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