Winter’s Bone Quizzes

Winter's Bone Quiz 1

By Maxwell Olson · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed September 15, 2022

1 Who wrote Winter's Bone?

Teardrop Dolly

Ree Woodrell

Ree Dolly

Daniel Woodrell
2 What form does Winter's Bone take?

Novel

Stage play

Picture book

Short story collection
3 In what country is Winter's Bone set?

Britain

Canada

United States

Singapore
4 Who is the protagonist of Winter's Bone?

Ree

Teardrop

Jessup

Gail
5 Who narrates Winter's Bone?

An unnamed third-person narrator

Daniel Woodrell

Jessup

Ree
6 In what state is Winter's Bone set?

Missouri

Utah

Washington

Idaho
7 In what region is the book set?

The Prairies

The Mississippi Delta

New England

The Ozarks
8 Which answer best describes the region in which the novel is set?

Highland

Swamp

Desert

Floodplain
9 In what year was Winter's Bone released?

2001

1986

2016

2006
10 How many chapters does Winter's Bone contain?

4

35

There are no chapter divisions

5
11 What is Jessup's relation to Ree?

Brother

Father

Cousin

Ex-boyfriend
12 How old is Ree?

Sixteen

Twelve

Her age is never stated

Eighteen
13 What type of meat hangs in Ree's neighbor's yard at the beginning of the book?

Lamb

Chicken

Beef

Venison
14 What type of animal does venison come from?

Duck

Squirrel

Cow

Deer
15 What is Ree's socioeconomic background?

She is wealthy

She is very poor

She is comfortably middle-class

She is not rich, but is better off than her neighbors
16 What model of car does Ree's father drive?

F-150

Capri

Beetle

Trans Am
17 What type of weather does Ree detect on the air in the novel's opening pages?

Summer

Fall

Winter

Spring
18 What issue is Ree contending with in the novel's opening chapter?

There isn't much wood to burn

Her father has disappeared

The family has almost run out of food

All of these are correct
19 Who does Ree take responsibility for looking after?

Sonny

Harold

Connie

All of these are correct
20 Which answer best defines "grits"?

Ground corn

Goat-milk butter

Pancake batter

Oatmeal
21 "Mom's morning pills turned her into a cat" is an example of what literary device?

Metaphor

Understatement

Simile

Dramatic irony
22 "Before her mind broke and the parts scattered" is an example of what literary device?

Synecdoche

Simile

Metonymy

Metaphor
23 What is Ree's mother's maiden name?

Dolly

Bromont

Casper

Davies
24 Who used to own Ree's house?

Her grandparents on her mother's side

Her grandparents on her father's side

Her boyfriend

Her cousins
25 In her youth, what was Connie well-known for?

Her stubbornness

Her mental health

Her passivity

Her beauty