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Quiz about Simplified Stephen King Short Stories

Simplified Stephen King Short Stories Quiz

Everyone knows Stephen King's novels, but how well do they know his short stories? I'll give you an oversimplified summary of the plot to 10 of his shorts, you supply the name of the story. (Multiple Choice, of course)

A multiple-choice quiz by val9000. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
val9000

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,020

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
7002

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: briarwoodrose (10/10), atlantabelle (10/10), DeepHistory (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Hitman gets special package of toy soldiers, things eventually go boom. Hint

Night Surf

Battleground

One for the Road

Survivor Type

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Question 2 of 10

2. Teacher's wife is killed by mobsters, uses heavy machinery to get revenge. Hint

Cain Rose Up

The Man who Would Not Shake Hands

Dolan's Cadillac

Umney's Last Case

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Question 3 of 10

3. Man thinks spies are watching him, won't leave his room. Hint

Battleground

Paranoid: A Chant

The Jaunt

I Know what you Need

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Question 4 of 10

4. Man gets some serious motivaton to 'give up the habit'. Hint

The Monkey

Quitters, Inc.

Ballad of the Flexible Bullet

Sometimes they Come Back

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Question 5 of 10

5. Road-weary husband and wife find a small town where there are no adults. Hint

Cain Rose Up

Children of the Corn

Suffer the Little Children

Strawberry Spring

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Question 6 of 10

6. High School teacher uses black magic to combat evil children from his past. Hint

Sometimes they Come Back

The Man who Loved Flowers

I am the Doorway

Survivor Type

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Question 7 of 10

7. Residents of a small Maine town get trapped inside a supermarket by a force they cannot really see. Hint

For Owen

Here there be Tygers

The Mist

The Monkey

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Question 8 of 10

8. People at a gas station are forced into slavery by machines. Hint

Uncle Otto's Truck

Graveyard Shift

One for the Road

Trucks

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Question 9 of 10

9. Short story about a boy who builds his uncle an amazing computer. Hint

Last Rung on the Ladder

The Boogyman

The Mangler

Word Processor of the Gods

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Question 10 of 10

10. A man in a Queens apartment begins to go insane when he is the only person who sees the thing trying to get out of the bathroom sink drain Hint

Morning Deliveries

Gray Matter

The Reaper's Image

The Moving Finger

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hitman gets special package of toy soldiers, things eventually go boom.

Answer: Battleground

This comes from the collection "Night Shift".

2. Teacher's wife is killed by mobsters, uses heavy machinery to get revenge.

Answer: Dolan's Cadillac

This comes from "Nightmares and Dreamscapes".

3. Man thinks spies are watching him, won't leave his room.

Answer: Paranoid: A Chant

This is written in poem form, from "Skeleton Crew".

4. Man gets some serious motivaton to 'give up the habit'.

Answer: Quitters, Inc.

My favorite of his shorts is in "Night Shift".

5. Road-weary husband and wife find a small town where there are no adults.

Answer: Children of the Corn

Another well known short found in the "Night Shift" collection.

6. High School teacher uses black magic to combat evil children from his past.

Answer: Sometimes they Come Back

Another from "Night Shift" which has been made into a really bad TV version.

7. Residents of a small Maine town get trapped inside a supermarket by a force they cannot really see.

Answer: The Mist

This one can be found in "Skeleton Crew".

8. People at a gas station are forced into slavery by machines.

Answer: Trucks

Most of you will know this story as "Maximum Overdrive", the HORRIBLE movie version. It's found in "Night Shift".

9. Short story about a boy who builds his uncle an amazing computer.

Answer: Word Processor of the Gods

Another of my favorites, this one is found in "Skeleton Crew". By the way, if Mr. King is reading this, I've written the screen adaptation of it for you already. This story would make a good movie!

10. A man in a Queens apartment begins to go insane when he is the only person who sees the thing trying to get out of the bathroom sink drain

Answer: The Moving Finger

Ah... the old finger in the drain bit. A good one, this story is found in "Nightmares and Dreamscapes".

Source: Author val9000

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