Shutter Island Quizzes

Shutter Island Quiz

1 In what city are Dennis Lehane's novels mostly set?

Philadelphia

Los Angeles

Boston

New York City
2 From which character's perspective is the prologue?

Dr. Sheehan

Dr. Naehring

Dr. Cawley

Teddy Daniels
3 What animal lives on Shutter Island

Rats

Ravens

Crows

Snakes
4 Which of the following do we learn about Teddy in the prologue?

He lies readily.

He had a natural affinity with the vermin on Shutter Island.

He lived on Paddock Island.

He hates lies.
5 From whose perspective do we see the main action of the novel?

Dr. Naehring

Teddy Daniels

Chuck Aule

Dr. Cawley
6 How does Teddy characterize his relationship with his father as a boy?

Teddy dreamed of following in his father's footsteps as a fisherman.

Teddy's father abused him.

Teddy was always falling short of his father's expectations.

Teddy was stricken with grief when his father died.
7 What aspect of being on his father's boat does Teddy find most discomfiting?

The smell of gasoline.

The seasickness.

The smell of rotting fish.

The vastness of the ocean.
8 Why does Teddy think of his father's boat as he arrives at Shutter Island?

His partner talks about his own father.

The boat's pilot looks like his father.

He is overwhelmed by the vastness of the ocean again.

He and Chuck are being transported on a fishing vessel.
9 What article of clothing does Teddy keep from his wife Dolores?

A shirt with a button-down collar.

A pair of cuff links.

A loud floral print tie.

His suit.
10 What branch of law enforcement do Teddy and his partner work for?

The Central Intelligence Agency

The U.S. Marshals

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

The National Security Agency
11 What worries Teddy when he thinks about his wife at the beginning of the novel?

That, despite his best efforts, he is slowly forgetting her.

That he frequently mixes up important facts.

That he can't stop resenting his wife for cheating on him.

That his memories of his wife might be completely fabricated.
12 For what is Teddy well-known in his profession?

His short temper.

His itchy trigger finger.

His ambitious ladder climbing.

His psychological astuteness.
13 Why has Teddy been partnered with Chuck?

To keep an eye on Teddy, who is a loose cannon.

To make certain that Teddy succeeds.

Chuck's standing in the Marshals is uncertain because his girlfriend is Japanese.

For no reason, he's been assigned randomly.
14 Why does Teddy refuse Chuck's offer of a drink?

Because he no longer drinks after Dolores's death.

Because his father was an alcoholic.

Because he is on duty.

Because he suspects Chuck has poisoned it.
15 Why does Teddy accept Chuck's offer of a cigarette?

He has forgotten his own.

He has been trying to quit smoking and the craving is too intense.

To cover the smell of gasoline.

He smokes to forget the pain of his wife's death.
16 What is the official reason for Teddy and Chuck's visit to Shutter Island?

To rescue Chuck's Japanese girlfriend.

To investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando.

To expose the psychiatric practices at Ashecliffe.

To solve the mystery of who killed Teddy's wife.
17 Who is responsible for greeting Teddy and Chuck and showing them around the island?

Dr. Naehring

Deputy Warden McPherson

Trey Washington

Doctor Cawley
18 What does Chuck notice is odd about Ashecliffe?

Though it houses violent offenders, there are no correctional guards on the facility.

Though it is a mental hospital, there are correctional guards on the premises.

The inmates are allowed to roam the grounds completely freely.

Everyone there is Japanese.
19 What is Ascheliffe's mission, as described by Dr. Cawley?

To conduct research for the Cold War.

To excuse violent offenders out of sight, so there will be no public outcry.

To explore humanitarian practices of psychiatric rehabilitation

To confine violent offenders so that they will pose no danger to society.
20 What must Teddy and Chuck do before entering the island?

Turn over their liquor.

Give up their clothes and change into orderlies' uniforms.

Surrender their firearms.

Turn over their cigarettes.
21 Why is Rachel Solando's escape so unlikely, according to Dr. Cawley?

Rachel Solando has been lobotomized.

Rachel Solando is usually very docile.

Rachel Solando is crippled.

Shutter Island is eleven miles away from land.
22 What does Teddy notice about Rachel Solando's room?

Despite the hospital's humanitarian mission, it is obviously a cell.

The room looks exactly like Teddy's bedroom at home.

It is large enough to hide in.

A pair of her shoes is missing.
23 What does Dr. Naehring observe of Teddy?

That he is obviously insane.

That he's a man of violence.

That he is deeply scarred by his experience in the war.

That he is a criminal.
24 What does Teddy notice about Chuck when they play poker?

Chuck inadvertently lets slip that he doesn't have a girlfriend.

Chuck is averse to confrontation.

Chuck is naturally skilled at reading the other players.

Chuck has delicate hands.
25 What event in World War II is Teddy deeply scarred by?

The liberation of Dachau.

The Battle of the Bulge.

Stalingrad.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki.