Shutter Island Quizzes

Shutter Island Quiz

1 In what city are Dennis Lehane's novels mostly set?
New York City

Los Angeles

Philadelphia

Boston
2 From which character's perspective is the prologue?
Dr. Sheehan

Teddy Daniels

Dr. Cawley

Dr. Naehring
3 What animal lives on Shutter Island
Snakes

Crows

Ravens

Rats
4 Which of the following do we learn about Teddy in the prologue?
He lived on Paddock Island.

He lies readily.

He hates lies.

He had a natural affinity with the vermin on Shutter Island.
5 From whose perspective do we see the main action of the novel?
Chuck Aule

Dr. Cawley

Dr. Naehring

Teddy Daniels
6 How does Teddy characterize his relationship with his father as a boy?
Teddy's father abused him.

Teddy dreamed of following in his father's footsteps as a fisherman.

Teddy was stricken with grief when his father died.

Teddy was always falling short of his father's expectations.
7 What aspect of being on his father's boat does Teddy find most discomfiting?
The vastness of the ocean.

The smell of rotting fish.

The smell of gasoline.

The seasickness.
8 Why does Teddy think of his father's boat as he arrives at Shutter Island?
The boat's pilot looks like his father.

His partner talks about his own father.

He is overwhelmed by the vastness of the ocean again.

He and Chuck are being transported on a fishing vessel.
9 What article of clothing does Teddy keep from his wife Dolores?
A loud floral print tie.

A shirt with a button-down collar.

His suit.

A pair of cuff links.
10 What branch of law enforcement do Teddy and his partner work for?
The Central Intelligence Agency

The National Security Agency

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

The U.S. Marshals
11 What worries Teddy when he thinks about his wife at the beginning of the novel?
That he can't stop resenting his wife for cheating on him.

That, despite his best efforts, he is slowly forgetting her.

That he frequently mixes up important facts.

That his memories of his wife might be completely fabricated.
12 For what is Teddy well-known in his profession?
His short temper.

His itchy trigger finger.

His ambitious ladder climbing.

His psychological astuteness.
13 Why has Teddy been partnered with Chuck?
To keep an eye on Teddy, who is a loose cannon.

For no reason, he's been assigned randomly.

Chuck's standing in the Marshals is uncertain because his girlfriend is Japanese.

To make certain that Teddy succeeds.
14 Why does Teddy refuse Chuck's offer of a drink?
Because he is on duty.

Because his father was an alcoholic.

Because he no longer drinks after Dolores's death.

Because he suspects Chuck has poisoned it.
15 Why does Teddy accept Chuck's offer of a cigarette?
He smokes to forget the pain of his wife's death.

He has forgotten his own.

To cover the smell of gasoline.

He has been trying to quit smoking and the craving is too intense.
16 What is the official reason for Teddy and Chuck's visit to Shutter Island?
To investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando.

To solve the mystery of who killed Teddy's wife.

To expose the psychiatric practices at Ashecliffe.

To rescue Chuck's Japanese girlfriend.
17 Who is responsible for greeting Teddy and Chuck and showing them around the island?
Deputy Warden McPherson

Doctor Cawley

Dr. Naehring

Trey Washington
18 What does Chuck notice is odd about Ashecliffe?
The inmates are allowed to roam the grounds completely freely.

Though it houses violent offenders, there are no correctional guards on the facility.

Though it is a mental hospital, there are correctional guards on the premises.

Everyone there is Japanese.
19 What is Ascheliffe's mission, as described by Dr. Cawley?
To excuse violent offenders out of sight, so there will be no public outcry.

To confine violent offenders so that they will pose no danger to society.

To conduct research for the Cold War.

To explore humanitarian practices of psychiatric rehabilitation
20 What must Teddy and Chuck do before entering the island?
Turn over their cigarettes.

Surrender their firearms.

Turn over their liquor.

Give up their clothes and change into orderlies' uniforms.
21 Why is Rachel Solando's escape so unlikely, according to Dr. Cawley?
Rachel Solando has been lobotomized.

Rachel Solando is crippled.

Rachel Solando is usually very docile.

Shutter Island is eleven miles away from land.
22 What does Teddy notice about Rachel Solando's room?
It is large enough to hide in.

A pair of her shoes is missing.

The room looks exactly like Teddy's bedroom at home.

Despite the hospital's humanitarian mission, it is obviously a cell.
23 What does Dr. Naehring observe of Teddy?
That he is obviously insane.

That he is deeply scarred by his experience in the war.

That he is a criminal.

That he's a man of violence.
24 What does Teddy notice about Chuck when they play poker?
Chuck is naturally skilled at reading the other players.

Chuck has delicate hands.

Chuck is averse to confrontation.

Chuck inadvertently lets slip that he doesn't have a girlfriend.
25 What event in World War II is Teddy deeply scarred by?
Stalingrad.

The Battle of the Bulge.

The liberation of Dachau.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki.