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Carrie | 20 Question Literature Multiple Choice Quiz

Stephen King's first published novel. It is one of my personal faves. I got details from the book. There are also a few questions based on the movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by npotenza. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
npotenza

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
35,297

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
3936

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (1/20), Guest 72 (16/20), Guest 104 (9/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What was the name of Carrie's deceased father? Hint

Mike

Joe

Bob

Ralph

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Question 2 of 20

2. What was the name of the committee that investigated the circumstances regarding Carrie?

Answer: (Carrie's surname was part of the title)

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the name of the popular boy that reluctantly took Carrie to the prom? Hint

Billy Nolan

Freddy Overlock

Henry Grayle

Tommy Ross

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was the name of the roadhouse where Chris and Billy had a room and Carrie met her demise? Hint

Bob's Honky-Tonk

The Cavalier

The Mill

Denison's

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was the name of the hangout where the kids from the high school frequented? Hint

Kelly Fruit Company

McDonalds

7-11

Roys

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Question 6 of 20

6. What minor character was known as The Beak? Hint

Jackie Talbot

Billy DeLois

Freddy Holt

Bruce Trevor

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Question 7 of 20

7. What supernatural incident happend when Carrie was three that was witnessed by neighbors? Hint

setting a bush on fire

falling stones on the house

making a car drive itself

making a dog bark loudly

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Question 8 of 20

8. What did a neighbor's mother give to her daughter to use and to antagonize Margaret White and therefore cause the above incident? Hint

Cigarettes

Bikini

Beer

Firecrackers

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Question 9 of 20

9. What college did Chris Hargensen get into? Hint

Princeton

Oberlin

Duke

Stanford

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Question 10 of 20

10. What was dumped on Carrie and Tommy at the prom?

Answer: (Two Words (NO PUNCTUATION))

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Question 11 of 20

11. What was the name of the little redhead that was part of the prom night prank with Chris Hargensen? Hint

Helen Sheyers

Norma Watson

Freida Jason

Tina Blake

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Question 12 of 20

12. What was the theme of the Prom?

Answer: (Gondolas, Italy, after winter)

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was the name of the secretary in the school office? Hint

Miss Dejardin

Mrs. Paul

Miss Smith

Miss Fish

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Question 14 of 20

14. What color(in the book) was Carrie's prom dress? Hint

Pink

Red

Blue

Violet

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Question 15 of 20

15. What item did one of Carrie's classmates witness her using to blot her lipstick? Hint

Toilet paper

Sanitary napkins

paper towel

tissues

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Question 16 of 20

16. What baseball team wanted to recruit Tommy Ross had he lived?

Answer: (Long time rival of NY Yankees)

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Question 17 of 20

17. How did Carrie kill her mother? Hint

Stabbed her

Had the house fall on her

Shot her

Stopped her heart

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who played Carrie in the movie? Hint

Carrie Fisher

Sissy Spacek

Meryl Streep

Piper Laurie

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who directed the movie "Carrie"? Hint

Brian DePalma

Steven Speilberg

George Lucas

John Huston

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Question 20 of 20

20. What year was the novel first published? Hint

1972

1974

1977

1973

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Carrie's deceased father?

Answer: Ralph

'You never wanted to stick your tongue out at him-even when you knew he wasn't looking'.

2. What was the name of the committee that investigated the circumstances regarding Carrie?

Answer: White Commission

Sue Snell testified before this committee.

3. What is the name of the popular boy that reluctantly took Carrie to the prom?

Answer: Tommy Ross

Billy Nolan was Chris' boyfriend, Freddy Overlock was his friend and Henry Grayle was the principal.

4. What was the name of the roadhouse where Chris and Billy had a room and Carrie met her demise?

Answer: The Cavalier

The Cavalier's parking lot is where Carrie died in the novel. Sue Snell had some kind of telekinetic converstaion with her right before she died.

5. What was the name of the hangout where the kids from the high school frequented?

Answer: Kelly Fruit Company

After the tragedy in Chamberlin, since most of the kids he knew had died, the owner decided not to rebuild and take his insurance money and retire to Florida.

6. What minor character was known as The Beak?

Answer: Freddy Holt

Another one of the school's misfits-with a gigantic nose. The principal assumed he was taking Carrie to the prom.

7. What supernatural incident happend when Carrie was three that was witnessed by neighbors?

Answer: falling stones on the house

Carrie's telekinesis was witnessed for the first time from someone other than Margaret.

8. What did a neighbor's mother give to her daughter to use and to antagonize Margaret White and therefore cause the above incident?

Answer: Bikini

'I was wearing my 'Whore of Babylon' white bathing suit.'

9. What college did Chris Hargensen get into?

Answer: Oberlin

Principal Henry Grayle to John Hargensen (Chris' hot-shot lawyer father):'I see she's been accepted to Oberlin. I suspect someone, possibly you has been pulling some pretty expensive strings.'

10. What was dumped on Carrie and Tommy at the prom?

Answer: Pig Blood

Billy and his friends killed pigs at a nearby farm.

11. What was the name of the little redhead that was part of the prom night prank with Chris Hargensen?

Answer: Tina Blake

They were 'thicker than thieves'.

12. What was the theme of the Prom?

Answer: Springtime in Venice

'Who picked these hokey themes?' Sue wondered.

13. What was the name of the secretary in the school office?

Answer: Miss Fish

Henry Grayle:'Damn Miss Fish, do you have to sound so impressed?'

14. What color(in the book) was Carrie's prom dress?

Answer: Red

In the book it was red. She made it herself. In the movie it was pink.

15. What item did one of Carrie's classmates witness her using to blot her lipstick?

Answer: Sanitary napkins

Gross!

16. What baseball team wanted to recruit Tommy Ross had he lived?

Answer: Boston Red Sox

Big time jock.

17. How did Carrie kill her mother?

Answer: Stopped her heart

In the movie she flung knives at her-cool!

18. Who played Carrie in the movie?

Answer: Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek was not the first choice. Her husband convinced the director to let her audition. Carrie Fisher and Amy Irving were considered for the part. Piper Laurie played Carrie's crazy mother.

19. Who directed the movie "Carrie"?

Answer: Brian DePalma

Steven Speilberg was friends with DePalma. He met future and ex wife Amy Irving on the set.

20. What year was the novel first published?

Answer: 1974

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Source: Author npotenza

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