Atonement - Characters Quiz (Part 1)

... is the older cousin of Briony and Cecilia.

... nurses a childhood grudge against her sister, Hermione, mother of Lola and the twins.

The Tallis family’s cook who is tough on the Quincey twins.

... is the twin sister of the manipulative and attention-seeking twins, Jackson and Pierrot.

At the beginning of the novel, they serve as a foil to Briony’s goal of putting on a play. However, Briony becomes close with them as they grow older.

.... the younger twin brothers of Lola.

Cecilia's and Briony's relative. He is known as an easygoing optimist who is likely to only see the best in people.

... is a wealthy young man who becomes a suitor of Lola. He plays a crucial role in the unfolding of the tragic event and its aftermath.

Briony's older sister, an intelligent and headstrong young woman. She falls in love with Robbie Turner, despite the class differences between them.

.... has frequent migraines and is often unable to perform any parental duties, leaving them to Cecilia.

.... often absent from the Tallis house, carrying on affairs in London under the guise of his work as an important government bureaucrat.

She aspires to be a writer and is responsible for a tragic event that shapes the course of the story.

the father of Briony and Cecilia. He is a stern and rigid man, with a military background, who struggles to connect emotionally with his family.

He is intelligent, ambitious, and deeply in love with Cecilia.

... is the son of the Tallis family's housekeeper.

Robbie's mother and the Tallis family's housekeeper.

Lola’s nine-year-old twin brothers who are traumatized by their parents’ divorce.

... pays for Robbie’s education and supported Robbie’s mother when Robbie’s father left, showing he is usually kind and generous.

... is the eldest brother of Briony and Cecilia.

the novel's protagonist, a young and imaginative girl from an upper-class English family.

... is heir to a chocolate manufacturing fortune and is originally seen as a romantic prospect for Cecilia. However, Cecilia finds him exceedingly dull and stu

A Tallis family servant.

Leon Tallis’s friend.

... is the mother of Briony and Cecilia. She is a traditional and somewhat distant figure, struggling to maintain the family's reputation and social standing.