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The Woman in Black

Susan Hill

Type

Novella

Published

1983

Questions

3 with answers

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Curated set · answers marked

What is the name of the remote house on the causeway that Arthur Kipps visits while he is in Crythin Gifford?

AEel Marsh House
BGifford Hall
CBentley Manor
DNine Lives Causeway House

Who is the young solicitor that goes to Eel Marsh House to handle the affairs of the recently deceased Mrs. Alice Drablow?

AEdmund Jennet
BArthur Kipps
CSamuel Daily
DJerome Bentley

Rationale

Arthur Kipps serves as the protagonist and narrator of the story. He travels to Crythin Gifford and then to the isolated Eel Marsh House to go through Mrs. Drablow's documents, where he starts to experience the chilling presence known as the Woman in Black.

Who is the young solicitor tasked with settling the affairs of Mrs. Alice Drablow at Eel Marsh House after her death?

AEdmund Jennet
BArthur Kipps
CSamuel Daily
DJerome Bentley

Rationale

Arthur Kipps is both the protagonist and narrator of the story. He is a junior solicitor sent to the isolated Eel Marsh House to manage Mrs. Alice Drablow's estate, where he comes face to face with the haunting Woman in Black.

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