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The Watsons - Quiz
  • 1. In what year did Jane Austen probably begin writing 'The Watsons'?
A) 1798
B) About 1803
C) 1820
D) 1815
  • 2. Why is it believed that Jane Austen abandoned 'The Watsons'?
A) She lost interest in the story.
B) She completed another novel first.
C) It's speculated due to her father's death in January 1805.
D) There was a lack of readership.
  • 3. Who published a continuation of 'The Watsons' in 1850?
A) L. Oulton
B) Jane Austen's niece, Catherine Hubback
C) James Edward Austen-Leigh
D) Edith Brown
  • 4. How many words long was the original manuscript of 'The Watsons'?
A) 10,000 words
B) Approximately 17,500 words
C) 25,000 words
D) 50,000 words
  • 5. Where are parts of the original manuscript of 'The Watsons' housed?
A) British Library and National Archives
B) Morgan Library & Museum and the Bodleian Library
C) Victoria and Albert Museum and British Library
D) Ashmolean Museum and Cambridge University Library
  • 6. What is Emma Watson's social status compared to her sisters in 'The Watsons'?
A) Less educated and less refined
B) Better educated and more refined due to being raised by a wealthy aunt.
C) More rebellious and independent
D) Similar education but wealthier
  • 7. Who is the primary suitor for Emma Watson in 'The Watsons'?
A) Robert Watson
B) Tom Musgrave
C) Mr Howard
D) Lord Osborne
  • 8. What major event does Edward Austen-Leigh's Memoir suggest would happen to Emma Watson in the continuation of 'The Watsons'?
A) Emma declines an offer of marriage from Lord Osborne.
B) Emma leaves her family.
C) Emma marries Tom Musgrave.
D) Emma becomes a governess.
  • 9. What theme does Professor Kathryn Sutherland highlight in 'The Watsons'?
A) Adventure and exploration
B) Being an outsider within the family and the search for belonging.
C) Romantic love
D) Economic hardship
  • 10. Which character is suggested to have a counter affection for Emma Watson in the continuation of 'The Watsons'?
A) Tom Musgrave
B) Mr Howard
C) Robert Watson
D) Lord Osborne
  • 11. What is one reason why Jane Austen's fragment might have been meant as a novella?
A) It covers the heroine's movement from social exclusion to inclusion.
B) It was too long and complex.
C) It had no clear plot.
D) It lacked character development.
  • 12. What did William Austen-Leigh speculate about Jane Austen's difficulty with 'The Watsons'?
A) She had writer's block.
B) She may have found it difficult to place her heroine in a position of poverty and obscurity.
C) She struggled with character names.
D) She disliked the setting.
  • 13. How did Catherine Hubback's continuation differ from Jane Austen's original fragment?
A) It omitted the main plot.
B) It was a direct word-for-word continuation.
C) It focused solely on Emma Watson.
D) It included new characters, episodes, and moralizing passages.
  • 14. What year did L. Oulton publish her continuation of 'The Watsons'?
A) 1923
B) 1850
C) 1977
D) 1958
  • 15. Which author rewrote the original fragment to develop characters differently in their continuation of 'The Watsons'?
A) John Coates
B) David Hopkinson
C) Edith Brown
D) Jennifer Bettiol
  • 16. Which author's continuation won the Bronze prize in the Self-Publishing Review Book Awards?
A) Rose Servitova
B) Merryn Williams
C) Eucharista Ward
D) Joan Aiken
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