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Quiz about The Darkest Evening of the Year

The Darkest Evening of the Year Quiz

This is a quiz on the 2007 book by Dean Koontz, it's called "The Darkest Evening of the Year". Warning "CONTAINS SPOILERS"

A multiple-choice quiz by emmyangel26. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
emmyangel26

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,383

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
327

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the abusive husband that Amy is called in to rescue the dog from? Hint

Peter

Patrick

Conrad

Carl

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the dog that Amy rescues? Hint

Nate

Molly

Mikey

Nickie

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Brian do for a living? Hint

Hairdresser

Pilot

Architect

Airplane Designer

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Question 4 of 10

4. How do Vanessa and Brian communicate with each other? Hint

Through telephone calls

They visit each other

Throughletters

Through emails

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Brian is in a drawing trance, what is the focus point of the drawings of Nickie? Hint

Her tail

Her eyes

Her ears

Her mouth

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of Amy's ex-husband? Hint

Mitchell

Mickey

Matt

Michael

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of Amy's daughter? Hint

Nickie

Molly

Rachel

Claire

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are the names of Amy's other two dogs? Hint

Phil and George

Michael and Sophie

Betty and Patrick

Fred and Ethel

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Question 9 of 10

9. How is Piggy/Hope related to Brian? Hint

Sister

Daughter

Mother

Cousin

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happens to Amy and Brian in the end? Hint

Golden Heart runs out of money and is forced to close and Brian is killed in the shootout at Vanessa's house.

They get married, gain full custody of Hope/Piggy, and Golden Heart receives a generous donation which allows it to continue to run.

Golden Heart is forced to close but they get married and gain full custody of Hope/Piggy.

Brian survives the shootout at Vanessa's house but Amy and Piggy are both killed. Golden Heart is destroyed in a fire.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the abusive husband that Amy is called in to rescue the dog from?

Answer: Carl

Carl destroyed his wife's figurines while abusing her, their children and the dog, because they were the link to the only hope she had in her life.

2. What is the name of the dog that Amy rescues?

Answer: Nickie

Nickie is a golden retriever, which happens to be Amy's favorite breed of dog ever, since she rescued a golden retriever when she was a little girl.

3. What does Brian do for a living?

Answer: Architect

Brian owns his own business and lives above the offices he conducts his business from.

4. How do Vanessa and Brian communicate with each other?

Answer: Through emails

Vanessa sends Brian encrypted emails which he tries to decrypt to find clues about where she is currently living.

5. When Brian is in a drawing trance, what is the focus point of the drawings of Nickie?

Answer: Her eyes

Brian is in such a trance that he does not notice as time passes by; when he tries to stop by putting the pencil down he miraculously finds the pencil back in his hand or in his pocket.

6. What is the name of Amy's ex-husband?

Answer: Michael

Amy shoots Michael in the woods in self-defense after he murders her daughter and all of the other people on the property and tries to kill her. When he flees the country Amy gets a name change and cuts off all of her ties to the life she used to have.

7. What was the name of Amy's daughter?

Answer: Nickie

Amy names her daughter Nickie after the golden retriever, called Nickie, whom she rescued while she was living at the orphanage.

8. What are the names of Amy's other two dogs?

Answer: Fred and Ethel

Amy adopted her two dogs while she was really depressed about loosing her daughter. It was having these two dogs that inspired her to join the Golden Heart rescue centre.

9. How is Piggy/Hope related to Brian?

Answer: Daughter

Piggy/Hope is Brian's daughter but because she was born with Downs Syndrome her mother abuses her and doesn't let Brian see her. When Brian and Amy try to rescue her, Vanessa has conspired with Michael; they have hired professional killers to kill them.

10. What happens to Amy and Brian in the end?

Answer: They get married, gain full custody of Hope/Piggy, and Golden Heart receives a generous donation which allows it to continue to run.

Golden Heart continues to run thanks to a donation of $1.26 million made to the foundation by a man who loved the foundation much to the surprise of his loved ones, who had no idea how much he loves dogs.

Source: Author emmyangel26

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