The Heart Goes Last Quizzes

The Heart Goes Last Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed July 20, 2023

1 Who wrote The Heart Goes Last?

Rachel Cusk

Margaret Atwood

Colson Whitehead

Ursula K. Leguin
2 Who narrates The Heart Goes Last?

An unnamed third-person narrator

Margaret Atwood

An unnamed first-person narrator

Charmaine and Stan
3 Who are the protagonists of The Heart Goes Last?

Jocelyn and Ed

Charmaine and Stan

Stan and Conor

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

France

Mexico

United States

Canada
5 What form does The Heart Goes Last take?

Novel

Graphic novel

Short story collection

TV Series
6 In which region is The Heart Goes Last mainly set?

New England

Pacific Northwest

The South

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

Married couple

Just start dating

Divorced

Siblings
8 Where are Charmaine and Stan sleeping at the beginning of the story?

In their car

At Grandma Win's

In their house

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

Irritable

Serene

Full of murderous rage

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?

They have no vehicle

Toyota

Honda

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

Conor

Grandma Win

His mother

Charmaine's parents
13 Who did Charmaine once work for?

Target

Dimple Robotics

Home Depot

Ruby Slippers Retirement Homes
14 Who did Stan once work for?

Dimple Robotics

Target

Home Depot

Walmart
15 Where was the couple's honeymoon?

Georgia

They never could afford a wedding

Michigan

Louisiana
16 What does Charmaine do for money at the beginning of the book?

Serve at a bar

Sell her hair

Have sex with men

Present a TV show
17 What does Stan do for money at the beginning of the book?

Work as private security

Dance at a stripclub

Serve at a bar

Sell his blood
18 What does the couple eat to save money at the beginning of the book?

Just coffee

Lasange

Stale doughnuts

Pepperoni sticks
19 What is the name of the bar Charmaine goes to at the beginning of the book?

There is no name

PixelDust

Conor's Tavern

Dusterhaven
20 What food smell permeates the bar?

Chicken wings

Burgers

Foie gras

Pizza
21 What do Sandi and Veronica do for work at the beginning of the book?

Thievery

They just collect unemployment

Sex work

TV presenting
22 What is Lucinda Quant's "Home Front" show about?

People being evicted from their homes

The war with Mexico

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 fear of her car breaking down

The thought of doughnuts for dinner
24 Why did Stan and Charmaine lose their home?

A financial collapse made houses in their area worthless

Pirates took it over

It flooded

It caught on fire
25 Where does Stan find Conor?

Dimple Robotics

A mansion

A trailer park

Their childhood home

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