Question 1

On a trip to England, Alfreda Courtney is horrified to find the vivisection of what?

Accepted Answer

A) A child 
B) A dog 
C) A cat 
D) A horse 
A) A child 
B) A dog 
C) A cat 
D) A horse

Question 2

Hurtle's greatest painting is called

Accepted Answer

A) the Magnum Opus 
B) The Homage 
C) Rhoda 
D) The Vivisector 
A) the Magnum Opus 
B) The Homage 
C) Rhoda 
D) The Vivisector

Question 3

Nance Lightfoot dies when she

Accepted Answer

A) is killed by a gunman 
B) meets with a traffic accident 
C) falls to the rocks below Hurtle's shack 
D) poisoned by Hurtle's mother 
A) is killed by a gunman 
B) meets with a traffic accident 
C) falls to the rocks below Hurtle's shack 
D) poisoned by Hurtle's mother

Question 4

Hurtle Duffield was born into a ________ Australian family.

Accepted Answer

A) middle-class 
B) bourgeois 
C) working class 
D) high-class 
A) middle-class 
B) bourgeois 
C) working class 
D) high-class

Question 5

What is the name of the girl who lives next to the Courtneys who happens to be quite the match for Hurtle on the subject of manipulation?

Accepted Answer

A) Nance Lightfoot 
B) Hero Pavloussi 
C) KathyVolkov 
D) Olivia Davenport 
A) Nance Lightfoot 
B) Hero Pavloussi 
C) KathyVolkov 
D) Olivia Davenport

Question 6

The Courtneys adopt Hurtle Duffield to be Rhoda's _____

Accepted Answer

A) servant 
B) tutor 
C) companion 
D) competitor 
A) servant 
B) tutor 
C) companion 
D) competitor

Question 7

Hurtle's inspiration for his art was

Accepted Answer

A) the chaos of World War I 
B) his poverty-ridden childhood 
C) his many lovers 
D) other great artists 
A) the chaos of World War I 
B) his poverty-ridden childhood 
C) his many lovers 
D) other great artists

Question 8

At the end of the novel, The Vivisector, what happens to Hurtle Duffield?

Accepted Answer

A) He accepts a knighthood and regained wealth 
B) He teaches his protégé everything he knows 
C) He reconciles with his family 
D) He dies with a paintbrush in his hand 
A) He accepts a knighthood and regained wealth 
B) He teaches his protégé everything he knows 
C) He reconciles with his family 
D) He dies with a paintbrush in his hand

Question 9

Alfreda accuses Hurtle of being born with _____ in his hands, and his eyes.

Accepted Answer

A) a knife 
B) a gleam of greed 
C) a glitter 
D) a spoon 
A) a knife 
B) a gleam of greed 
C) a glitter 
D) a spoon

Question 10

Hurtle was _____ from his real parents by the Courtneys.

Accepted Answer

A) stolen 
B) bought 
C) kidnapped 
D) taken by force 
A) stolen 
B) bought 
C) kidnapped 
D) taken by force

Question 11

The sole passion of Hurtle Duffield was

Accepted Answer

A) art 
B) women 
C) reading 
D) travelling 
A) art 
B) women 
C) reading 
D) travelling

Question 12

Hurtle completes his masterpiece with the help of his protégé,

Accepted Answer

A) Hero Pavloussi 
B) Cecil Cutbush 
C) Boo Hollingrake 
D) Don Lethbridge 
A) Hero Pavloussi 
B) Cecil Cutbush 
C) Boo Hollingrake 
D) Don Lethbridge

Question 13

What deformity does Rhoda Courtney have?

Accepted Answer

A) Hunchback 
B) Blind 
C) Crippled 
D) Scars 
A) Hunchback 
B) Blind 
C) Crippled 
D) Scars

Question 14

Hurtle has a series of affairs with women he cannot love because

Accepted Answer

A) all these women are ugly 
B) he is afraid falling in love would be too consuming 
C) he enjoys the company of many women 
D) he cannot settle for just one woman 
A) all these women are ugly 
B) he is afraid falling in love would be too consuming 
C) he enjoys the company of many women 
D) he cannot settle for just one woman

Question 15

The Vivisector was awarded the _____ in 1973.

Accepted Answer

A) Pulitzer Prize 
B) Nobel Prize 
C) Booker Prize 
D) Reader's Choice 
A) Pulitzer Prize 
B) Nobel Prize 
C) Booker Prize 
D) Reader's Choice

On a trip to England, Alfreda Courtney is horrified to find the vivisection of what?

Hurtle's greatest painting is called

Nance Lightfoot dies when she

Hurtle Duffield was born into a ________ Australian family.

What is the name of the girl who lives next to the Courtneys who happens to be quite the match for Hurtle on the subject of manipulation?

The Courtneys adopt Hurtle Duffield to be Rhoda's _____

Hurtle's inspiration for his art was

At the end of the novel, The Vivisector, what happens to Hurtle Duffield?

Alfreda accuses Hurtle of being born with _____ in his hands, and his eyes.

Hurtle was _____ from his real parents by the Courtneys.

The sole passion of Hurtle Duffield was

Hurtle completes his masterpiece with the help of his protégé,

What deformity does Rhoda Courtney have?

Hurtle has a series of affairs with women he cannot love because

The Vivisector was awarded the _____ in 1973.

Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul

Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe

Cry the Beloved Country - Alan Paton

Disgrace - John Maxwell Coetzee

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Exam 4: The Vivisector - Patrick White

On a trip to England, Alfreda Courtney is horrified to find the vivisection of what?

Hurtle's greatest painting is called

Nance Lightfoot dies when she

Hurtle Duffield was born into a ________ Australian family.

What is the name of the girl who lives next to the Courtneys who happens to be quite the match for Hurtle on the subject of manipulation?

The Courtneys adopt Hurtle Duffield to be Rhoda's _____

Hurtle's inspiration for his art was

At the end of the novel, The Vivisector, what happens to Hurtle Duffield?

Alfreda accuses Hurtle of being born with _____ in his hands, and his eyes.

Hurtle was _____ from his real parents by the Courtneys.

The sole passion of Hurtle Duffield was

Hurtle completes his masterpiece with the help of his protégé,

What deformity does Rhoda Courtney have?

Hurtle has a series of affairs with women he cannot love because

The Vivisector was awarded the _____ in 1973.

Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul

Arrow of God - Chinua Achebe

Cry the Beloved Country - Alan Paton

Disgrace - John Maxwell Coetzee

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