The Cashelmara quiz: 10 questions by Moppet

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Quiz about Cashelmara by Susan Howatch

What is the meaning of the name 'Cashelmara'?

The house on the hill
The tower by the sea
The castle by the lake
The green marsh

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Which two public schools does Patrick de Salis run away from?

Rugby and Eton
Marlborough and Winchester
Harrow and Fettes
Charterhouse and Eton

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Where is the de Salis's London townhouse situated?

The Strand
Grosvenor Square
Park Lane
St James's Square

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Why is Madeleine de Salis estranged from her father?

She joined the Roman Catholic church and entered a convent
She fell pregnant with an illegitimate child
She became an advocate of votes for women
She disliked his new wife

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Three generations of de Salis men marry American-born women. What are their home cities, in order?

Chicago, San Francisco, New York
Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC
Atlanta, New Orleans, Charleston
New York, New York, Boston

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What does Patrick de Salis appreciate most about his English country house, Woodhammer Hall?

The furniture designed by Robert Adam
The Elizabethan knot garden
The staircase carved by Grinling Gibbons
The portrait of his grandmother by Gainsborough

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How does Sarah de Salis discover that her husband is having an affair with his agent?

She receives an anonymous letter
She walks in on them together
Her husband confesses to her
She discovers a cache of letters

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What type of poison is used to dispatch two characters?

Mercury
Arsenic
Belladonna
Strychnine

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How does Sarah de Salis raise the money to get her lover out of jail?

She falsifies the household accounts
She wins the money at cards
She moonlights at a brothel
She sacrifices her wedding ring and engagement ring

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What is the name of Jane de Salis's eldest cat?

Beelzebub
Methuselah
Ozymandias
Benjamin

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