Bleak House — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the legal case that had been ongoing for a very long time in the High Court of Chancery?

Choices

  1. London and London
  2. Jarndyce and Jarndyce ✓
  3. Dedlock and Dedlock
  4. Tulkinghorn and Tulkinghorn

Answer: Jarndyce and Jarndyce

From page 1

Who was the guardian of Esther Summerson, Ada Clare, and Richard Carstone at Bleak House?

Choices

  1. Allan Woodcourt
  2. Mr. Tulkinghorn
  3. John Jarndyce ✓
  4. Sir Leicester Dedlock

Answer: John Jarndyce

From page 2

What was the name of the law-writer whose handwriting caused Lady Dedlock to react with distress?

Choices

  1. Tulkinghorn
  2. Hawdon
  3. Jarndyce
  4. Nemo ✓

Answer: Nemo

From page 3

In which collapsing slum did Esther Summerson and Allan Woodcourt find the boy named Jo?

Choices

  1. Tom-All-Alone's ✓
  2. Lincoln's Inn
  3. London's End
  4. Chesney Wold

Answer: Tom-All-Alone's

From page 4

What happened to Mr. Tulkinghorn after he confronted Lady Dedlock about her secret?

Choices

  1. He left London immediately
  2. He married Lady Dedlock
  3. He was murdered in his chair ✓
  4. He confessed his own secret

Answer: He was murdered in his chair

From page 5

Who did Inspector Bucket arrest for the murder of Mr. Tulkinghorn?

Choices

  1. Mademoiselle Hortense ✓
  2. Lady Dedlock
  3. Sir Leicester Dedlock
  4. Jo

Answer: Mademoiselle Hortense

From page 6

Where did John Jarndyce find Richard Carstone, who was consumed by the legal case?

Choices

  1. In Tom-All-Alone's
  2. At Chesney Wold
  3. At Bleak House
  4. In the courtyard of Lincoln's Inn ✓

Answer: In the courtyard of Lincoln's Inn

From page 7

What secret did Lady Dedlock reveal to Esther Summerson in the woods?

Choices

  1. That she was Esther's mother ✓
  2. That she was leaving Sir Leicester
  3. That she was selling Chesney Wold
  4. That she was Mr. Tulkinghorn's killer

Answer: That she was Esther's mother

From page 8

Where did Inspector Bucket and Esther Summerson find Lady Dedlock after she fled?

Choices

  1. At Chesney Wold
  2. In Lincoln's Inn
  3. At a pauper's graveyard ✓
  4. At Bleak House

Answer: At a pauper's graveyard

From page 9

Where did Esther Summerson and Allan Woodcourt build their new home, also called Bleak House?

Choices

  1. In Yorkshire ✓
  2. In London
  3. In Lincoln's Inn
  4. In Tom-All-Alone's

Answer: In Yorkshire

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