The Echo Maker Quizzes

The Echo Maker Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?
Detroit, Michigan

Kearney, Nebraska

Paris, Texas

Iowa City, Iowa
2 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Mark

Karin

Barbara

Weber
3 Who visits Mark first in the hospital?
Bonnie

Weber

Karin

Duane
4 Who is Mark's girlfriend?
Bonnie

Barbara

Sylvie

No one
5 What bird appears at the beginning of the novel?
Sandhill crane

Junco

Barn owl

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

An airplane

A cloaked priest

A stork
7 What thought keeps Karin driving through the night?
That her brother needs her

That she doesn't want to go back to Kearney

That she has no idea what to do

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

He can talk but can't form sentences

He is in critical condition

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

Spot

Fido

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

A hatchback

A pickup truck

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

In a fist fight

After being hit by a rock

In a car accident
12 Who does Karin turn to when she needs help?
Daniel

Mark

Tommy

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

She loves them

Her feelings about them fluctuate

She is neutral about them
14 How does Mark's recovery process go?
Quickly

It's all in decline

In fits and starts

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

Capgras syndrome

Alzheimer's

Dementia
16 Where does Daniel work?
At a development company

He is unemployed

At the crane refuge

For a contractor
17 Where does Karin work before the novel begins?
At a wildlife preserve

At a computer vendor

At a community college

At a department store
18 Where does Karin live before coming back to Kearney
Grand Rapids

Iowa City

Cedar Rapids

Sioux City
19 What does Mark accuse Karin of being?
A thief

A liar

An imposter

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

Tommy

His dog

Bonnie
21 What is the name of Mark's doctor?
Dr. Weber

Dr. Stevenson

Dr. Arnold

Dr. Hayes
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?
Daniel

Weber

Karsh

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

Karsh himself

Karsh's son

Karsh's daughter
25 In what year does the novel take place?
2002

2000

1999

2001

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