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I have been a fan of Dean Koontz for a long time, and decided to create a quiz on my favorite book of his. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by dogandpony1023. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
dogandpony1023

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
370,545

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
165

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Question 1 of 10

1. Two distinct animals are mentioned in this book and are part of the main body of the story. What kind of animals are they? Hint

Bear and a coyote

Monkey and a Bengal tiger

Golden retriever and a gorilla

Horse and a German shepard

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Question 2 of 10

2. Both animals in the story are given very odd names. One is named for its intelligence and one because it did not belong. What did they name the intelligent one? Hint

Hawking

Einstein

Kasparov

Sir Andrew Wiles

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who finds the dog in the woods after it breaks out of the laboratory where it was created? Hint

James Monroe

Travis Cornell

Thomas Johns

Travis Conner

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Question 4 of 10

4. Nora is a very shy and reclusive woman that the dog saves from being attacked in her home by a television repairman. What is the name of her attacker? Hint

Ken Lincoln

Bob Jones

Arthur Streck

Clyde Laraby

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Question 5 of 10

5. With Travis's help, Nora teaches something to the dog that most children go to school to learn. What did she teach him to do? Hint

Talk

Read

Socialize

Mathematics

6. The Outsider also escapes from the same lab as the dog. He is created to be a killing machine and wants to kill everything it comes across. But there is one thing that The Outsider wants to do more than anything else, and that is to kill something specific. Who or what does he want to kill the most? Hint

Dr. Weatherby

Walt Gaines

Dr. Yarbeck

The dog

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Question 7 of 10

7. What idea does Travis come up with in the motel to better communicate with the dog? Hint

He talks into a microphone to the dog

He records questions into a tape recorder

He writes words that the dog can read on a sheet of paper

He buys a Scrabble game

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the laboratory where the dog and the The Outsider are created? Hint

Lincolnshire

Lipstein

Banodyne

Irvine County

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Question 9 of 10

9. Something happens to the dog that ends him up in a vet's office dying. What does the dog have? Hint

Bordetella

Rabies

Distemper

Parvovirus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who finally kills the beast? Hint

Detective Walt Gaines

Nora Aimes

Dr. Yarbeck

Travis Cornell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Two distinct animals are mentioned in this book and are part of the main body of the story. What kind of animals are they?

Answer: Golden retriever and a gorilla

According to the book, both animals are chosen for their high levels of intelligence as test subjects. In real life, both of these animals are also considered highly intelligent.

2. Both animals in the story are given very odd names. One is named for its intelligence and one because it did not belong. What did they name the intelligent one?

Answer: Einstein

This name is given to the dog after it shows some very uncanny abilities like turning the hot water faucet off and getting a can of beer out of the refrigerator.

3. Who finds the dog in the woods after it breaks out of the laboratory where it was created?

Answer: Travis Cornell

Travis Cornell is a loner who goes to the woods that day to try to overcome his melancholy. He also plans on shooting snakes.

4. Nora is a very shy and reclusive woman that the dog saves from being attacked in her home by a television repairman. What is the name of her attacker?

Answer: Arthur Streck

Arthur Streck is a television repairman that Nora calls to fix her television. He intimidates Nora and comes to her home that night and tries to attack her.

5. With Travis's help, Nora teaches something to the dog that most children go to school to learn. What did she teach him to do?

Answer: Read

With the help of a homemade primer, Nora teaches the dog to read and spell.

Answer: The dog

The Outsider hates his creators and made that fact know to them, however he hates the dog more than anything and anyone else. It was primarily because the dog is the favored "child" so to speak. The Outsider is extremely jealous of the dog.

7. What idea does Travis come up with in the motel to better communicate with the dog?

Answer: He buys a Scrabble game

Travis and Nora have gotten married and go on the run; they end up at a motel and Travis buys a Scrabble game. Travis asks the dog a question, and the dog replies by moving the Scrabble tiles around with his nose to form words.

8. What is the name of the laboratory where the dog and the The Outsider are created?

Answer: Banodyne

Banodyne Laboratory is in Irvine, California. Both the dog and The Outsider are created under the name "The Francis Project", named after Saint Francis of Assisi who is the patron saint of animals.

9. Something happens to the dog that ends him up in a vet's office dying. What does the dog have?

Answer: Distemper

Travis finds the Scrabble tiles arranged to spell "fiddle broke". When he finds the dog in the bathroom, it is dying and they rush him to the veterinarians.

10. Who finally kills the beast?

Answer: Travis Cornell

The Outsider is trapped in Travis and Nora's barn. Travis opens fire on The Outsider with an Uzi. The Outsider has learned a small amount of speech and makes the statement to Travis "kill me".

Source: Author dogandpony1023

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