Quiz Looking for Jane Heather Marshall

Looking for Jane Quiz: 20 Questions on Plot, Characters, and Themes

Test your knowledge of Heather Marshall's Looking for Jane with this 20-question quiz. It covers plot, character motivation, themes, and synthesis across the novel's three timelines. If you need a refresher, check the book overview, questions and answers, or the ending explained before you start. Answers are at the bottom—no peeking!

Quiz Questions

Plot & Sequence (Questions 1–8)

1. In what year does Angela discover the letter at Thompson's Antiques?

  • A) 2010

  • B) 2015

  • C) 2017

  • D) 2019

2. What object contains the five old letters Angela finds?

  • A) A leather case

  • B) A marble box

  • C) A wooden chest

  • D) A shoebox

3. What is the name of the maternity home where Evelyn stays?

  • A) St. Joseph's Home

  • B) St. Agnes's Home for Unwed Mothers

  • C) The Good Shepherd Home

  • D) The Margaret Home

4. In what year does Nancy have an illegal abortion arranged by her cousin Clara?

  • A) 1979

  • B) 1980

  • C) 1981

  • D) 1983

5. What does Nancy find inside the yellow baby booties?

  • A) A lock of hair

  • B) A folded note from Margaret Roberts

  • C) A photograph

  • D) A silver ring

6. What event occurs on January 28, 1988, according to Evelyn's chapter?

  • A) The Abortion Caravan arrives in Ottawa

  • B) The Supreme Court of Canada strikes down abortion laws

  • C) The Jane Network is raided

  • D) Dr. Morgentaler is acquitted

7. What does Angela discover about Margaret Roberts's fate?

  • A) She moved to Scotland

  • B) She died in 1961

  • C) She remarried and had other children

  • D) She became a nun

8. In the final chapter, what does Nancy tell Evelyn she can call her?

  • A) Nancy

  • B) Margaret

  • C) Jane

  • D) Evelyn

Character Motivation (Questions 9–13)

9. Why does Angela initially refuse Tina's suggestion of adoption?

(Short answer)

10. Why does Evelyn decide to join the Jane Network?

(Short answer)

11. Why does Nancy decide not to tell Len about her pregnancy?

(Short answer)

12. Why does Maggie (Evelyn) stab Sister Teresa?

(Short answer)

13. Why does Angela search for Nancy Birch after finding the letter?

(Short answer)

Theme & Symbol (Questions 14–17)

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