Victorian Literature Quiz: Doctor Wybrow's Encounter
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What fact does the lady reveal about herself?

  • She is not interested in getting married
  • She is unwell and needs medical attention
  • She has no family or relatives
  • She is going to be married again (correct)

    • How does Doctor Wybrow feel about the lady's smile?

  • He finds her smile sad and cruel (correct)
  • He is indifferent to her smile
  • He is impressed by her smile and finds it warm
  • He is confused by her smile and unsure of its meaning

    • What does the lady reveal about the gentleman she is going to marry?

  • He is already married to someone else
  • He had no previous engagement before meeting the lady
  • He was engaged to another lady who is related to him (correct)
  • He is not interested in getting married

    • What was the lady's reaction when she found out about the gentleman's previous engagement?

    <p>She was naturally indignant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the gentleman show the lady as an excuse for his previous engagement?

    <p>A letter from the lady releasing him from the engagement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impression does Doctor Wybrow have of the lady's revelation about her upcoming marriage?

    <p>He thinks it is unethical and disapproves of it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the narrator cry, despite having no tears for their own sorrows?

    <p>Because the letter left no hope of forgiveness for the person who wrote it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the lady's reaction to the appeal from the person who wrote the letter?

    <p>She showed firmness and refused to forgive or marry him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the Doctor express impatience and urge the lady to come to the point?

    <p>He was concerned about his waiting patients and the length of the story.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the lady to turn cold, shudder, and experience a deadly panic of fear?

    <p>Seeing the woman whom she had robbed of her lover.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the lady mention that she had no enmity of feeling towards the woman she met at the English luncheon party?

    <p>To assert that she had no cause to reproach herself for her past actions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What made the lady tremble and pause as she narrated her experiences?

    <p>The anticipation of getting married in a week.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the content of the letter that made the narrator cry?

    <p>It had heartfelt wishes for happiness without anger or reproach.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the Doctor remind the lady to come to the point?

    <p>He needed to attend to his suffering patients waiting to see him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the lady to express a strange smile while narrating her experiences?

    <p>She felt both sadness and cruelty simultaneously in recollecting her story.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was significant about meeting a perfect stranger at an English luncheon party?

    <p>It caused a cold, shuddering feeling in one of the strangers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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