Q 01/05

Dr. Austin Sloper of Washington Square is certain Morris Townsend courts his daughter for what?

A) Her good looks

B) Her money

C) Her family name

D) Her kind heart

Answer · why

B) Her money

Her money is the lure, the Doctor decides, since Morris has already run through a small fortune of his own. Morris even warns Catherine that her fathe...

Q 02/05

What does Dr. Sloper threaten to do if Catherine marries Morris Townsend in Washington Square?

A) Send her to a convent

B) Sell the family house

C) Disinherit her

D) Challenge Morris to a duel

Answer · why

C) Disinherit her

He vows to disinherit her, a threat that frightens Morris far more than Catherine. She has a comfortable income of her own either way.

Q 03/05

Under what title did Henry James's Washington Square reach Broadway in 1947 and cinemas two years later?

A) The Innocents

B) The Aspern Papers

C) The Little Foxes

D) The Heiress

Answer · why

D) The Heiress

The Heiress ran for 410 performances on Broadway, and its 1949 screen version went on to win four Oscars.

Q 04/05

Who won her second Best Actress Oscar playing Catherine in the 1949 film of Washington Square?

A) Olivia de Havilland

B) Katharine Hepburn

C) Geraldine Fitzgerald

D) Claudette Colbert

Answer · why

A) Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland set the film in motion herself: she saw the story on Broadway and asked a director to adapt it for her.

Q 05/05

What becomes of Catherine Sloper in Washington Square after Morris Townsend deserts her?

A) Marries a young lawyer

B) Stays single for life

C) Marries a rich widower

D) Moves abroad for good

Answer · why

B) Stays single for life

She stays single for life, declining a widower with three little girls and a clever young lawyer. Charity work and her own routines fill her days inst...