The Painted Door Quizzes

The Painted Door Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed April 17, 2021

1 Who wrote "The Painted Door"?

John Annberry

Sinclair Ross

Rex Murphy

Dana Schulz
2 Who narrates "The Painted Door"?

An unnamed third-person narrator

John

Ann

Steven
3 Who is the protagonist of "The Painted Door"?

John

Ann

Ross

Steven
4 When was "The Painted Door" first published?

2021

1990

1939

2001
5 In what country is "The Painted Door" likely set?

France

Canada

U.S.

Britain
6 In what type of landscape is "The Painted Door" set?

Prairie

Coastal

Mountains

Badlands
7 What form does "The Painted Door" take?

Poem

Short story

Play

Novel
8 Which of these is not mentioned in the "The Painted Door"?

Horse

Stable

Telephone

Highway
9 What natural feature lays between John's farm and his father's?

A river

An inlet

A mountain

A redwood forest
10 How many miles away is John's father's farm?

17

5

1

20
11 What happens when Ann breathes on the windows?

John knows she is happy with him

Her glass breaks

Nothing

Her breath clears the frost
12 In what season is "The Painted Door" set?

Winter

Fall

Summer

Spring
13 How many years have Ann and John been together?

1

7

10

27
14 At what time of day does the story begin?

Morning

Evening

Middle of the night

Midday
15 Why does John want to visit his father?

His father has cancer

To help with chores

He was expecting a call from him

He has to get away from Ann's temper
16 How does Ann initially respond to John wanting to visit his father?

With displeasure

With eagerness to join him

With happiness

With enthusiasm
17 By when does John hope to return home?

Six

Noon

Eight at the latest

The next day
18 What does Ann request John do before he leaves?

Shave

Feed the animals

Make love to her

Roll her a cigarette
19 Whose idea is it that Steven come over while John is away?

John's

John's father's

Steven's

Ann's
20 What type of animal is a colt?

Horse

Cattle

Donkey

Snake
21 How do Ann and John heat their home?

Propane

There is no need for heat

Wood-fired stove

Central heating
22 What does John hope to do with Steven and Ann when he returns?

Play cards

Have sex

Play Monopoly

Feed the animals
23 When did Ann and John buy the paint Ann uses?

The previous fall

A week earlier

It is never explained

That day
24 What color is the paint Ann uses on the bedroom door?

Black

White

Brown

Yellow
25 What does Ann bake?

Bundt cake

Blueberry muffins she knows Steven will enjoy

Cakes with raisins in them that John likes

Upside pineapple cake

What is the role of the setting in the Painted Door?

The rural, wintery setting, provides suspense and foreshadowing throughout the story.

Asked by matthew c #1265091

Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/24/2022 10:35 AM

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Genre

This story is an example of Canadian “Prairie fiction.” This genre of writing appeared in the early twentieth century, and was characterized by realistic characters and landscape. Consider the very first sentence of the story: it illustrates...

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Steven quotes what does he say

Steven is a handsome young farmer who lives a mile from John and Ann. Steven visits Ann while John is away, as John asks him to. Steven smiles at Ann in a confident, condescending way. He gradually convinces her that John will not come home that...

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The Painted Door

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