Q 01/05

In Jane Austen's Persuasion, which godmother talked Anne Elliot out of marrying the penniless young Wentworth?

A) Lady Dalrymple

B) Lady Russell

C) Mrs Musgrove

D) Mrs Croft

Answer · why

B) Lady Russell

Lady Russell meant it kindly, since Wentworth then had no fortune and uncertain prospects. Once he returns rich and the pair reunite, she admits she w...

Q 02/05

To cut his debts, Sir Walter Elliot moves his household in Persuasion to which fashionable English resort?

A) Bath

B) Brighton

C) Buxton

D) Margate

Answer · why

A) Bath

Bath lets Sir Walter keep up appearances at less expense than his country estate. Anne dreads the move, while her father and elder sister look forward...

Q 03/05

Louisa Musgrove is knocked senseless in Persuasion after jumping from the harbour wall of which Dorset seaside town?

A) Weymouth

B) Bournemouth

C) Lyme Regis

D) Swanage

Answer · why

C) Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis still draws readers to the Cobb, the old stone wall where she fell. The poet Tennyson is said to have asked to be shown the exact spot as s...

Q 04/05

Persuasion was published after Jane Austen's death in a four-volume set with which other novel of hers?

A) Mansfield Park

B) Sense and Sensibility

C) Pride and Prejudice

D) Northanger Abbey

Answer · why

D) Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey and Persuasion came out together in December 1817, though the title page is dated 1818. Her family arranged the set in the months aft...

Q 05/05

Which American actress played Anne Elliot, often speaking straight to camera, in the 2022 film of Persuasion?

A) Dakota Johnson

B) Emma Stone

C) Elle Fanning

D) Anya Taylor-Joy

Answer · why

A) Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson starred opposite Cosmo Jarvis as Wentworth. Variety likened the film's asides to the audience to the TV comedy Fleabag.