FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

"Tenderness" by: Robert Cormier Quiz

This is a quiz on Robert Cormier's best book, "Tenderness".

A multiple-choice quiz by neigh101. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
neigh101

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,610

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
103

Question 1 of 15

1. Who is Eric Poole? Hint

a proper gentleman

a crazy, runaway, stalker

a terrorist

a teenage serial killer

NEXT>

Question 2 of 15

2. Who were Eric's first victims? Hint

his parents

kittens (and his aunt's bird)

little kids

young girls

NEXT>

Question 3 of 15

3. What was Eric imprisoned for? Hint

serial murder

mass murder

murdering his aunt

murdering his mom and step father

NEXT>

Question 4 of 15

4. Who is Lori Cranston? Hint

a crazy, runaway, stalker

a proper lady

a teenage serial killer

a girl who Eric kills

NEXT>

Question 5 of 15

5. After being released from the juvenile facility, where does Eric go to live? Hint

his aunt's house

a trailer

an apartment he rented

the streets

NEXT>

Question 6 of 15

6. How does Lori get to Eric's aunt's house? Hint

biking

hitchhiking

by bus

on horseback

NEXT>

Question 7 of 15

7. Where does Lori stay well she is stalking Eric? Hint

an orphanage

a tent

a home for pregnant teenage girls

the streets

NEXT>

Question 8 of 15

8. Who is Jake Proctor? Hint

a cop

Eric's stepfather

Lori's stepfather

an inmate

NEXT>

Question 9 of 15

9. Who is Maria Valdez? Hint

bait to catch Eric

Lori's friend

a girl Eric killed

nobody

NEXT>

Question 10 of 15

10. When Eric leaves his aunt's house, who does he find in the backseat of the car? Hint

Lori Cranston

Jake Proctor

Maria Valdez

nobody

NEXT>

Question 11 of 15

11. Where does Eric take Lori? Hint

a park, a clothing shop and a motel

an ice cream shop and a horse stable

a mall and a hotel

to the side of the road

NEXT>

Question 12 of 15

12. Does Eric try to kill Lori? Hint

no, he thinks about doing it, but decides not to

yes, but he changes his mind after she wakes up and catches him

no, he doesn't even think about it

yes, and he does

NEXT>

Question 13 of 15

13. When Eric leaves Lori, where does he go to meet Maria? Hint

a carnival

a ranch

an amusement park

a garden

NEXT>

Question 14 of 15

14. What does Lori see, from the top of the Ferris wheel, which causes her to start screaming to come down? Hint

cops

a long way down

cotton candy

nothing

NEXT>

Question 15 of 15

15. What does Eric take Lori to do that, when they were at the park, she claimed to have always wanted to do? Hint

paddle boating

carnival gaming

horseback riding

canoeing

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Eric Poole?

Answer: a teenage serial killer

Eric killed three innocent girls, who he got tender with before he buried them. They all had one thing in common: they looked very similar to his mother.

2. Who were Eric's first victims?

Answer: kittens (and his aunt's bird)

He began with small animals, until he graduated to people. Then he could kill his special victims.

3. What was Eric imprisoned for?

Answer: murdering his mom and step father

He prepared himself by doing some practice murders. That gave him the strength and confidence to kill the people he had wanted to kill in the first place.

4. Who is Lori Cranston?

Answer: a crazy, runaway, stalker

She sees Eric Poole, a boy she once met years ago, on TV. She develops a fixation on him and then runs away to go and find him.

5. After being released from the juvenile facility, where does Eric go to live?

Answer: his aunt's house

He goes to stay with his aunt for awhile. She is very nice to him, although he suspects that there is a hidden fear.

6. How does Lori get to Eric's aunt's house?

Answer: hitchhiking

While she was hitchhiking there, she stole the wallet of a nervous man who picked her up and, even though he didn't want to, paid to touch her.

7. Where does Lori stay well she is stalking Eric?

Answer: a home for pregnant teenage girls

She pretends to be pregnant so that she can stay there. They find out, but let her stay in exchange for doing chores. When she is not working, she is waiting outside Eric's aunt's house.

8. Who is Jake Proctor?

Answer: a cop

He's a cop who knows that Eric killed more then just his parents and who is determined to find a way to keep Eric locked up for good. Once, he let a suspect to serial murder go and then realized that that was the serial killer. Since then, he has been having nightmares, which he thinks will stop after he captures Eric.

9. Who is Maria Valdez?

Answer: bait to catch Eric

She's a girl who looks like Eric's serial victims. Jake Proctor hires her to use as bait to catch him in the act.

10. When Eric leaves his aunt's house, who does he find in the backseat of the car?

Answer: Lori Cranston

She claims that she went in there to escape the rain and was going to leave. Then she overslept.

11. Where does Eric take Lori?

Answer: a park, a clothing shop and a motel

They go to a park, sit by the lake and talk with each other. Then Eric takes her clothing shopping and blows money on her. They end the day in a motel room.

12. Does Eric try to kill Lori?

Answer: yes, but he changes his mind after she wakes up and catches him

He is about to kill her in her sleep, but after she wakes up he actually pulls away, instead of killing her anyway as he normally would.

13. When Eric leaves Lori, where does he go to meet Maria?

Answer: a carnival

He called Maria earlier and they planned a picnic near the carnival. He plans to kill her then.

14. What does Lori see, from the top of the Ferris wheel, which causes her to start screaming to come down?

Answer: cops

She sees cops around the picnic area. Realizing that it's a trap, she begs to be let down. Luckily, she is able to make it there in time.

15. What does Eric take Lori to do that, when they were at the park, she claimed to have always wanted to do?

Answer: canoeing

She stands up in the canoe and it tips over. Since she doesn't know how to swim, and he dos, he tries to save her. He fails, she dies and he ends up in prison for life. Jake Proctor knows that he didn't kill her, but he has him locked up anyway.

Source: Author neigh101

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor looney_tunes before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.