The Heart Goes Last Quizzes

The Heart Goes Last Quiz 1

1 Who wrote The Heart Goes Last?
Colson Whitehead

Rachel Cusk

Ursula K. Leguin

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

An unnamed third-person narrator

An unnamed first-person narrator

Margaret Atwood
3 Who are the protagonists of The Heart Goes Last?
Jocelyn and Ed

Stan and Conor

Jocelyn and Charmaine

Charmaine and Stan
4 In what country is The Heart Goes Last set?
Mexico

France

Canada

United States
5 What form does The Heart Goes Last take?
TV Series

Short story collection

Graphic novel

Novel
6 In which region is The Heart Goes Last mainly set?
Pacific Northwest

The South

New England

Rust Belt
7 What is Stan and Charmaine's relationship to each other?
Divorced

Siblings

Just start dating

Married couple
8 Where are Charmaine and Stan sleeping at the beginning of the story?
At Conor's

At Grandma Win's

In their house

In their car
9 Which answer best describes Stan's mood at the opening of the book?
Happy

Full of murderous rage

Serene

Irritable
10 Which answer best describes Charmaine's mood at the beginning of the book?
Angry

Serene

Encouraging

Bitter
11 What make of car do Stan and Charmaine have?
Honda

Toyota

They have no vehicle

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

His mother

Charmaine's parents

Grandma Win
13 Who did Charmaine once work for?
Dimple Robotics

Target

Ruby Slippers Retirement Homes

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

Walmart

Target

Home Depot
15 Where was the couple's honeymoon?
Louisiana

Georgia

Michigan

They never could afford a wedding
16 What does Charmaine do for money at the beginning of the book?
Serve at a bar

Present a TV show

Sell her hair

Have sex with men
17 What does Stan do for money at the beginning of the book?
Work as private security

Dance at a stripclub

Sell his blood

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

Stale doughnuts

Just coffee

Lasange
19 What is the name of the bar Charmaine goes to at the beginning of the book?
Dusterhaven

PixelDust

Conor's Tavern

There is no name
20 What food smell permeates the bar?
Chicken wings

Burgers

Pizza

Foie gras
21 What do Sandi and Veronica do for work at the beginning of the book?
Sex work

They just collect unemployment

TV presenting

Thievery
22 What is Lucinda Quant's "Home Front" show about?
People being evicted from their homes

The war with Canada

The war with Mexico

Foraging for food in the desert
23 At the beginning of the book, what gives Charmaine a "tiny flash of excitement"?
The offer to have some of her friends' sex-work clients

The thought of Stan dying

The thought of doughnuts for dinner

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

A financial collapse made houses in their area worthless

Pirates took it over

It caught on fire
25 Where does Stan find Conor?
Their childhood home

A mansion

Dimple Robotics

A trailer park

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