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