The Echo Maker Quizzes

The Echo Maker Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?
Kearney, Nebraska

Iowa City, Iowa

Paris, Texas

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

Mark

Karin

Barbara
3 Who visits Mark first in the hospital?
Weber

Duane

Karin

Bonnie
4 Who is Mark's girlfriend?
No one

Barbara

Bonnie

Sylvie
5 What bird appears at the beginning of the novel?
Barn owl

Blue jay

Junco

Sandhill crane
6 What does the narrator say the Sandhill crane resembles?
A warrior preparing for battle

An airplane

A stork

A cloaked priest
7 What thought keeps Karin driving through the night?
That she has no idea what to do

That she is afraid

That she doesn't want to go back to Kearney

That her brother needs her
8 What state is Mark in when Karin arrives?
He can talk but can't form sentences

He is in critical condition

He is talkative

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

Spot

Goldie

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

A hybrid

A pickup truck

A hatchback
11 How does Mark get his injury?
During a tornado

In a car accident

After being hit by a rock

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

Daniel

Mark

Duane
13 How does Karin feel about Mark's friends?
She dislikes them

Her feelings about them fluctuate

She is neutral about them

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

Quickly

In fits and starts

Slowly
15 What is the name of Mark's illness?
Alzheimer's

Capgras syndrome

Generalized anxiety disorder

Dementia
16 Where does Daniel work?
At the crane refuge

For a contractor

He is unemployed

At a development company
17 Where does Karin work before the novel begins?
At a computer vendor

At a wildlife preserve

At a department store

At a community college
18 Where does Karin live before coming back to Kearney
Iowa City

Grand Rapids

Sioux City

Cedar Rapids
19 What does Mark accuse Karin of being?
An imposter

A monster

A thief

A liar
20 Who else does Mark think is an imposter
His dog

Tommy

Bonnie

Duane
21 What is the name of Mark's doctor?
Dr. Hayes

Dr. Arnold

Dr. Weber

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

To rehab

To the ICU

Back home
23 Who does Karin reach out to in an email?
Weber

Barbara

Daniel

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

Karsh's daughter

Karsh's wife

Karsh's son
25 In what year does the novel take place?
2001

1999

2002

2000

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