The Heart Goes Last Quizzes

The Heart Goes Last Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Heart Goes Last?
Ursula K. Leguin

Colson Whitehead

Rachel Cusk

Margaret Atwood
2 Who narrates The Heart Goes Last?
Charmaine and Stan

An unnamed first-person narrator

Margaret Atwood

An unnamed third-person narrator
3 Who are the protagonists of The Heart Goes Last?
Charmaine and Stan

Jocelyn and Ed

Stan and Conor

Jocelyn and Charmaine
4 In what country is The Heart Goes Last set?
Canada

United States

Mexico

France
5 What form does The Heart Goes Last take?
Novel

TV Series

Graphic novel

Short story collection
6 In which region is The Heart Goes Last mainly set?
The South

Rust Belt

Pacific Northwest

New England
7 What is Stan and Charmaine's relationship to each other?
Siblings

Married couple

Divorced

Just start dating
8 Where are Charmaine and Stan sleeping at the beginning of the story?
At Conor's

In their car

In their house

At Grandma Win's
9 Which answer best describes Stan's mood at the opening of the book?
Irritable

Full of murderous rage

Serene

Happy
10 Which answer best describes Charmaine's mood at the beginning of the book?
Encouraging

Bitter

Serene

Angry
11 What make of car do Stan and Charmaine have?
Toyota

They have no vehicle

Honda

Mercedes
12 Who does Stan think about going to for money at the opening of the book?
His mother

Charmaine's parents

Grandma Win

Conor
13 Who did Charmaine once work for?
Target

Home Depot

Ruby Slippers Retirement Homes

Dimple Robotics
14 Who did Stan once work for?
Home Depot

Target

Dimple Robotics

Walmart
15 Where was the couple's honeymoon?
Georgia

Louisiana

Michigan

They never could afford a wedding
16 What does Charmaine do for money at the beginning of the book?
Sell her hair

Present a TV show

Serve at a bar

Have sex with men
17 What does Stan do for money at the beginning of the book?
Sell his blood

Dance at a stripclub

Work as private security

Serve at a bar
18 What does the couple eat to save money at the beginning of the book?
Stale doughnuts

Pepperoni sticks

Lasange

Just coffee
19 What is the name of the bar Charmaine goes to at the beginning of the book?
There is no name

Conor's Tavern

PixelDust

Dusterhaven
20 What food smell permeates the bar?
Pizza

Burgers

Chicken wings

Foie gras
21 What do Sandi and Veronica do for work at the beginning of the book?
They just collect unemployment

TV presenting

Thievery

Sex work
22 What is Lucinda Quant's "Home Front" show about?
The war with Mexico

People being evicted from their homes

The war with Canada

Foraging for food in the desert
23 At the beginning of the book, what gives Charmaine a "tiny flash of excitement"?
The thought of Stan dying

The offer to have some of her friends' sex-work clients

The thought of doughnuts for dinner

The fear of her car breaking down
24 Why did Stan and Charmaine lose their home?
It caught on fire

It flooded

A financial collapse made houses in their area worthless

Pirates took it over
25 Where does Stan find Conor?
Their childhood home

Dimple Robotics

A trailer park

A mansion

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