The Echo Maker Quizzes

The Echo Maker Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?
Iowa City, Iowa

Kearney, Nebraska

Paris, Texas

Detroit, Michigan
2 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Weber

Barbara

Mark

Karin
3 Who visits Mark first in the hospital?
Duane

Karin

Bonnie

Weber
4 Who is Mark's girlfriend?
Barbara

Sylvie

Bonnie

No one
5 What bird appears at the beginning of the novel?
Blue jay

Barn owl

Junco

Sandhill crane
6 What does the narrator say the Sandhill crane resembles?
A stork

A cloaked priest

A warrior preparing for battle

An airplane
7 What thought keeps Karin driving through the night?
That she has no idea what to do

That her brother needs her

That she doesn't want to go back to Kearney

That she is afraid
8 What state is Mark in when Karin arrives?
He is in critical condition

He can talk but can't form sentences

He is talkative

He is comatose
9 What is the name of Mark's dog?
Blackie

Fido

Spot

Goldie
10 What kind of car does Mark drive?
A minivan

A pickup truck

A hybrid

A hatchback
11 How does Mark get his injury?
After being hit by a rock

During a tornado

In a car accident

In a fist fight
12 Who does Karin turn to when she needs help?
Tommy

Mark

Duane

Daniel
13 How does Karin feel about Mark's friends?
Her feelings about them fluctuate

She loves them

She is neutral about them

She dislikes them
14 How does Mark's recovery process go?
It's all in decline

In fits and starts

Slowly

Quickly
15 What is the name of Mark's illness?
Generalized anxiety disorder

Dementia

Capgras syndrome

Alzheimer's
16 Where does Daniel work?
For a contractor

He is unemployed

At the crane refuge

At a development company
17 Where does Karin work before the novel begins?
At a community college

At a computer vendor

At a department store

At a wildlife preserve
18 Where does Karin live before coming back to Kearney
Grand Rapids

Sioux City

Iowa City

Cedar Rapids
19 What does Mark accuse Karin of being?
A thief

An imposter

A liar

A monster
20 Who else does Mark think is an imposter
Bonnie

Tommy

Duane

His dog
21 What is the name of Mark's doctor?
Dr. Stevenson

Dr. Hayes

Dr. Weber

Dr. Arnold
22 Where is Mark moved once he regains cognitive function?
To another hospital

To the ICU

Back home

To rehab
23 Who does Karin reach out to in an email?
Karsh

Weber

Barbara

Daniel
24 Who picks up the phone when Karin calls Karsh's home phone number?
Karsh's son

Karsh's daughter

Karsh himself

Karsh's wife
25 In what year does the novel take place?
2000

1999

2001

2002

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