Quiz on 'The Birthmark'

What did Aylmer leave in the care of his assistant?

• His laboratory

• His house

• His garden

• His library

What did Aylmer ask Georgiana about her cheek?

• If the mark might be removed

• If the mark was painful

• If the mark was beautiful

• If the mark was magical

What did Aylmer consider the mark on Georgiana's face to be?

• A sign of earthly imperfection

• A sign of beauty

• A sign of wisdom

• A sign of strength

How did Georgiana react when Aylmer expressed his feelings about the mark?

• She was deeply hurt

• She was happy

• She was indifferent

• She was amused

What did Georgiana's past lovers say about the mark?

• The hand of a magical fairy had touched her face

• It was a sign of royalty

• It was a symbol of luck

• It was a mark of wisdom

What did some women believe about Georgiana's red hand?

• It enhanced her beauty.

• It destroyed the effect of her beauty.

• It was a sign of good luck.

• It was a symbol of wisdom.

What did Aylmer see the mark as a sign of?

• Wealth and prosperity.

• His wife's eventual sadness, sickness, and death.

• Eternal happiness.

• A new beginning.

What did Aylmer promise Georgiana regarding the birthmark?

• He would ignore it.

• He would make her cheek as perfect as its pair.

• He would celebrate it.

• He would paint over it.

What did the deeper the knife go in the dream symbolize?

• The deeper the love.

• The deeper the small hand sank into Georgiana's heart.

• The deeper the happiness.

• The deeper the wealth.

What did Georgiana notice about Aylmer's experiments?

• They were all successful

• Many had ended in failure

• They were simple and easy

• They were not scientific