The famous story 'Anne of Green Gables' by Lucy Maud Montgomery is set in:

Discover Canada records this in one direct sentence. The guide writes: Anne of Green Gables, set in P.E.I. by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is a much-loved story about the adventures of a little red-headed orphan girl. The province the test wants is therefore Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.).

Three commitments in one sentence. Discover Canada commits Anne of Green Gables to THREE specific facts: setting (P.E.I.), author (Lucy Maud Montgomery), and character description (a little red-headed orphan girl). So the source pins down the literary classic with precision.

The book is part of PEI's identity. Discover Canada writes that Prince Edward Island "is the smallest province, known for its beaches, red soil and agriculture, especially potatoes. P.E.I. is the birthplace of Confederation, connected to mainland Canada by one of the longest continuous multispan bridges in the world, the Confederation Bridge." So PEI's literary heritage (Anne of Green Gables) sits alongside its agricultural identity (potatoes), geographic features (beaches, red soil), historical significance (birthplace of Confederation), and modern engineering (Confederation Bridge). Together they make PEI distinctive among Canadian provinces.

Anne of Green Gables is a much-loved Canadian story. Discover Canada commits the book to one specific characterisation: much-loved. So the novel is not just a work of literature — it is a Canadian cultural touchstone, particularly associated with Prince Edward Island. The character is described in the guide with three traits: little, red-headed, and orphan girl — making Anne one of the most identifiable young heroines in Canadian literature. Lucy Maud Montgomery's setting of the story in PEI helped fix the province in the global literary imagination — and PEI's cultural-tourism economy still benefits from Anne's iconic association with the island. So when the test asks where Anne of Green Gables is set, the source-precise answer is Prince Edward Island.

The question is testing whether new citizens know where Anne of Green Gables is set. Discover Canada commits to one province: Prince Edward Island. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each substitute a different Atlantic province. "Nova Scotia" is the most populous Atlantic Province with the world's highest tides — but Anne of Green Gables is set in PEI, not Nova Scotia. "New Brunswick" is the only officially bilingual province with the St. John River system — but not the Anne of Green Gables setting. "Newfoundland and Labrador" is the most easterly point in North America with its own time zone — but not the Anne of Green Gables setting. Only PEI matches.