Journey of Death Quiz

What did the protagonist carry with him as he passed through the rushing landscape?

• Joy

• Sadness

• Monotony

• Excitement

What was the type of the triumphant monster mentioned in the text?

• Love

• Death

• Hope

• Life

What did the train mock with its speed?

• A young life

• The rushing landscape

• The rich and varied country

• The blighted plans

What did the motion of the train seem like amidst the darkness and whirlwind?

• Reversed

• Paused

• Stopped

• Accelerated

What is "the journey's fitting end" according to Mr Dombey?

• Fields

• A station

• The city

• A cathedral

What was strewn thickly in the way of the train?

• Leaves

• Pebbles

• Ashes

• Flowers

What was seen through the battered roofs and broken windows?

• Miserable habitations

• Luxurious mansions

• Beautiful gardens

• Peaceful lakes

What did Mr Dombey never think about as he looked out of his carriage window?

• The train had made these things apparent

• The light of day

• The ruinous and dreary end

• The wretched shapes

What technique is used when the writer describes the train "...pausing for a minute where a crowd of faces are, that in a minute more are not; sometimes lapping water greedily, and before the spout at which it drinks..."?

• Simile

• Personification

• Matephor

• Irony