The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Quiz

Sophie Strachen

Best friend of the protagonist eho never writes a letter throughout the novel

Rob Dartry

Protagonist's former fiancé

Elizabeth McKenna

Unconventional woman and guiding spirit of the literary society since its inception

Sidney Stark

London publisher and brother of Sophie

Izzy Bickerstaff

Pseudonym of protagonist

Christian Hellman

German soldier who fathered Kit

Remy Giraud

Survivor of Ravensbruck who is physically and emotionally fragile

Eben Ramsey

Fisherman and admirer of Shakespeare who is the"wise old man" in the novel

Dawsey Adams

First islander to correspond with the protagonist

Adelaide Addison

The voice of "Christian consternation and concern" who accuses islanders of being immoral

Eli Ramsey

Transported to England during evacuation but returns to Guernsey after 5 years

Juliet Ashton

Proposes to the pig farmer

Amelia Maugery

Maternal figure who mentors Juliet

Kit McKenna

Child who fills void and becomes protagonist's focus and source of joy

Mark Reynolds

Wealthy American publisher who courts the protagonist

Isola Pribby

Herbalist, phrenologist, and island eccentric

Charles Lamb

Literary figure who sparks initial epistolary correspondence of novel

John Booker

Opportunistic valet who maintains a sense of humor despite his concentration camp experience

F

Guernsey is an island in the English Channel located between Germany and France

F

Anne Bronte is the subject of Juliet's first book, an autobiography

T

The Germans arrived in Guernsey in June, 1940

F

Letters of recommendation sent to the islanders reveal the protagonist to be impulsive, rash, and somewhat dishonest

T

Elizabeth's character mirrors Juliet's in many ways

T

Guernsey inhabitants, who are both eclectic and eccentric, are bonded by tragedy

F

Lord Tobias Penn-Piers assumed a false identity

T

Friendship and literature prove to be crucial to the islanders' survival

F

Potatoes are not a repeated motif in the novel

T

The letters of Oscar Wilde involve Solange, the feline, and Granny Pheen

F

Hellman and Adams do not share an interest in Charles Lamb

T

The next book Juliet writes will focus on Elizabeth McKenna's experience

T

This novel is set in 1946 London

T

An epistolary novel is composed of a series of letters

T

A thematic focus of the novel is the triumph of the human spirit in the face of suffering and loss

F

Will Thisbee is a Shakespearean character mentioned in the novel

T

Journalism, literature, travel, and diversity underscore the authors' characterizations and inform thematic ideas