Daddy Long Legs Quiz Questions
1. What is Jerusha Abbott’s initial occupation at the John Grier Home?
(a) Orphan
(b) Cook
(c) Librarian
(d) Teacher
2. Who is responsible for selecting Jerusha to attend college?
(a) Mr. Smith
(b) Mrs. Lippett
(c) A mysterious benefactor
(d) A scholarship committee
3. How does Jerusha feel about attending college initially?
(a) Excited and eager
(b) Nervous and apprehensive
(c) Angry and resentful
(d) Indifferent
4. What is the name of the college Jerusha attends?
(a) A Woman’s College in East Coast of the United States
(b) Harvard University
(c) Yale University
(d) Princeton University
5. Why does Jerusha choose to write letters to her benefactor?
(a) To express gratitude
(b) To seek advice
(c) To fulfill a requirement
(d) To alleviate loneliness
6. How does Jerusha’s perspective on life change as she attends college?
(a) She becomes more cynical and pessimistic
(b) She becomes more hopeful and optimistic
(c) She remains largely unchanged
(d) She becomes more materialistic and self-centered
7. What is Jerusha’s major at college?
(a) English Literature
(b) History
(c) Mathematics
(d) Science
8. How does Jerusha feel about her new friends at college?
(a) She is jealous of their privileged backgrounds
(b) She finds them superficial and snobbish
(c) She values their friendship and support
(d) She is indifferent to them
9. What is the significance of the nickname “Judy” for Jerusha?
(a) It is a nickname given to her by her benefactor
(b) It is a nickname given to her by her friends at college
(c) It is a nickname she gives herself
(d) It is a nickname given to her by Mrs. Lippett
10. How does Jerusha’s relationship with her benefactor evolve over time?
(a) It remains distant and formal
(b) It becomes more personal and intimate
(c) It deteriorates due to misunderstandings
(d) It remains unchanged
11. What is Jerusha’s initial impression of her benefactor?
(a) He is kind and understanding
(b) He is strict and demanding
(c) He is distant and aloof
(d) He is humorous and witty
12. Why does Jerusha refer to her benefactor as “Daddy-Long-Legs”?
(a) He is physically tall and lanky
(b) He is old and frail
(c) He is wealthy and powerful
(d) It is a playful nickname she gives him
13. What is Jerusha’s biggest fear about her future?
(a) Failing her college courses
(b) Never finding love and happiness
(c) Becoming dependent on her benefactor
(d) Returning to the John Grier Home
14. How does Jerusha’s benefactor help her overcome her fears and insecurities?
(a) By providing her with financial support
(b) By offering her words of encouragement
(c) By arranging a marriage for her
(d) By forcing her to confront her challenges
15. What is the ultimate revelation about Jerusha’s benefactor?
(a) He is a wealthy philanthropist
(b) He is a famous author
(c) He is a close friend of Mrs. Lippett
(d) He is a former orphan himself
16. Who does Jerusha fall in love with?
(a) A fellow student at college
(b) A childhood friend
(c) A professor at college
(d) Her benefactor
17. How does Jerusha react to the revelation of Daddy-Long-Legs’s identity?
(a) Shock and disbelief.
(b) Anger and resentment.
(c) Joy and gratitude.
(d) Embarrassment and shame.
18. What is the significance of the name “Jervis Pendleton”?
(a) It is the name of Jerusha’s love interest
(b) It is a pseudonym used by Jerusha’s benefactor
(c) It is the name of a character in a book Jerusha reads
(d) It is the name of a fictional character created by Jerusha
19. How does the novel conclude?
(a) With Jerusha becoming a successful writer
(b) With Jerusha returning to the John Grier Home
(c) With Jerusha and Jervis getting married
(d) With Jerusha and her benefactor remaining friends
20. What is the central theme of Daddy-Long-Legs?
(a) The importance of wealth and privilege
(b) The power of love and friendship
(c) The challenges of growing up poor
(d) The importance of education
21. What literary device is used extensively in the novel?
(a) Foreshadowing
(b) Irony
(c) Symbolism
(d) Epistolary form
22. What is the significance of the letters in the novel?
(a) They reveal Jerusha’s inner thoughts and feelings
(b) They provide a chronological account of events
(c) They create a sense of intimacy between the reader and Jerusha
(d) All of the above
23. How does the novel challenge societal expectations of women in the early 20th century?
(a) By portraying Jerusha as a strong and independent woman
(b) By highlighting the importance of marriage for women
(c) By emphasizing the role of women as homemakers
(d) By criticizing the education system for women
24. What is the overall tone of the novel?
(a) Cynical and pessimistic
(b) Humorous and lighthearted
(c) Tragic and somber
(d) Hopeful and optimistic
25. Who is the author of Daddy-Long-Legs?
(a) Roald Dahl
(b) Jean Webster
(c) J.K. Rowling
(d) Beatrix Potter
Daddy-Long-Legs Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What is Jerusha Abbott’s initial occupation at the John Grier Home?
(a) Orphan
2. Who is responsible for selecting Jerusha to attend college?
(c) A mysterious benefactor
3. How does Jerusha feel about attending college initially?
(b) Nervous and apprehensive
4. What is the name of the college Jerusha attends?
(a) A Woman’s College in East Coast of the United States
5. Why does Jerusha choose to write letters to her benefactor?
(c) To fulfill a requirement
6. How does Jerusha’s perspective on life change as she attends college?
(b) She becomes more hopeful and optimistic
7. What is Jerusha’s major at college?
(a) English Literature
8. How does Jerusha feel about her new friends at college?
(c) She values their friendship and support
9. What is the significance of the nickname “Judy” for Jerusha?
(b) It is a nickname given to her by her friends at college
10. How does Jerusha’s relationship with her benefactor evolve over time?
(b) It becomes more personal and intimate
11. What is Jerusha’s initial impression of her benefactor?
(c) He is distant and aloof
12. Why does Jerusha refer to her benefactor as “Daddy-Long-Legs”?
(d) It is a playful nickname she gives him
13. What is Jerusha’s biggest fear about her future?
(b) Never finding love and happiness
14. How does Jerusha’s benefactor help her overcome her fears and insecurities?
(b) By offering her words of encouragement
15. What is the ultimate revelation about Jerusha’s benefactor?
(a) He is a wealthy philanthropist
16. Who does Jerusha fall in love with?
(a) A fellow student at college
17. How does Jerusha react to the revelation of Daddy-Long-Legs’s identity?
(a) Shock and disbelief.
18. What is the significance of the name “Jervis Pendleton”?
(a) It is the name of Jerusha’s love interest
19. How does the novel conclude?
(c) With Jerusha and Jervis getting married
20. What is the central theme of Daddy-Long-Legs?
(b) The power of love and friendship
21. What literary device is used extensively in the novel?
(a) Foreshadowing
22. What is the significance of the letters in the novel?
(d) All of the above
23. How does the novel challenge societal expectations of women in the early 20th century?
(a) By portraying Jerusha as a strong and independent woman
24. What is the overall tone of the novel?
(d) Hopeful and optimistic
25. Who is the author of Daddy-Long-Legs?
(b) Jean Webster
