The Heart Goes Last Quizzes

The Heart Goes Last Quiz 1

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

Charmaine and Stan

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

Jocelyn and Ed

Jocelyn and Charmaine

Stan and Conor
4 In what country is The Heart Goes Last set?
France

Canada

Mexico

United States
5 What form does The Heart Goes Last take?
Graphic novel

Short story collection

TV Series

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

The South

Rust Belt

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

Just start dating

Siblings

Divorced
8 Where are Charmaine and Stan sleeping at the beginning of the story?
In their house

At Conor's

In their car

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

Serene

Irritable

Full of murderous rage
10 Which answer best describes Charmaine's mood at the beginning of the book?
Bitter

Encouraging

Angry

Serene
11 What make of car do Stan and Charmaine have?
They have no vehicle

Honda

Mercedes

Toyota
12 Who does Stan think about going to for money at the opening of the book?
Charmaine's parents

Grandma Win

His mother

Conor
13 Who did Charmaine once work for?
Dimple Robotics

Target

Ruby Slippers Retirement Homes

Home Depot
14 Who did Stan once work for?
Walmart

Target

Home Depot

Dimple Robotics
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

Present a TV show

Have sex with men

Sell her hair
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?
Lasange

Just coffee

Pepperoni sticks

Stale doughnuts
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?
Burgers

Chicken wings

Foie gras

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

TV presenting

Sex work

Thievery
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 doughnuts for dinner

The fear of her car breaking down

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

The thought of Stan dying
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?
Their childhood home

Dimple Robotics

A mansion

A trailer park

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