Shutter Island Quizzes

Shutter Island Quiz

1 In what city are Dennis Lehane's novels mostly set?
Los Angeles

Boston

Philadelphia

New York City
2 From which character's perspective is the prologue?
Dr. Cawley

Dr. Naehring

Teddy Daniels

Dr. Sheehan
3 What animal lives on Shutter Island
Rats

Ravens

Snakes

Crows
4 Which of the following do we learn about Teddy in the prologue?
He had a natural affinity with the vermin on Shutter Island.

He lies readily.

He hates lies.

He lived on Paddock Island.
5 From whose perspective do we see the main action of the novel?
Dr. Cawley

Chuck Aule

Teddy Daniels

Dr. Naehring
6 How does Teddy characterize his relationship with his father as a boy?
Teddy was stricken with grief when his father died.

Teddy was always falling short of his father's expectations.

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

Teddy's father abused him.
7 What aspect of being on his father's boat does Teddy find most discomfiting?
The vastness of the ocean.

The smell of gasoline.

The seasickness.

The smell of rotting fish.
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?
His suit.

A pair of cuff links.

A loud floral print tie.

A shirt with a button-down collar.
10 What branch of law enforcement do Teddy and his partner work for?
The National Security Agency

The U.S. Marshals

The Central Intelligence Agency

The Federal Bureau of Investigation
11 What worries Teddy when he thinks about his wife at the beginning of the novel?
That, despite his best efforts, he is slowly forgetting her.

That he can't stop resenting his wife for cheating on him.

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 psychological astuteness.

His ambitious ladder climbing.

His itchy trigger finger.

His short temper.
13 Why has Teddy been partnered with Chuck?
For no reason, he's been assigned randomly.

To make certain that Teddy succeeds.

To keep an eye on Teddy, who is a loose cannon.

Chuck's standing in the Marshals is uncertain because his girlfriend is Japanese.
14 Why does Teddy refuse Chuck's offer of a drink?
Because he no longer drinks after Dolores's death.

Because his father was an alcoholic.

Because he suspects Chuck has poisoned it.

Because he is on duty.
15 Why does Teddy accept Chuck's offer of a cigarette?
To cover the smell of gasoline.

He has been trying to quit smoking and the craving is too intense.

He smokes to forget the pain of his wife's death.

He has forgotten his own.
16 What is the official reason for Teddy and Chuck's visit to Shutter Island?
To solve the mystery of who killed Teddy's wife.

To investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando.

To rescue Chuck's Japanese girlfriend.

To expose the psychiatric practices at Ashecliffe.
17 Who is responsible for greeting Teddy and Chuck and showing them around the island?
Trey Washington

Doctor Cawley

Dr. Naehring

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

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

Everyone there is Japanese.

Though it houses violent offenders, there are no correctional guards on the facility.
19 What is Ascheliffe's mission, as described by Dr. Cawley?
To conduct research for the Cold War.

To explore humanitarian practices of psychiatric rehabilitation

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

To excuse violent offenders out of sight, so there will be no public outcry.
20 What must Teddy and Chuck do before entering the island?
Turn over their liquor.

Turn over their cigarettes.

Surrender their firearms.

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.

Shutter Island is eleven miles away from land.

Rachel Solando is usually very docile.

Rachel Solando is crippled.
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 a criminal.

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

That he's a man of violence.

That he is obviously insane.
24 What does Teddy notice about Chuck when they play poker?
Chuck inadvertently lets slip that he doesn't have a girlfriend.

Chuck is naturally skilled at reading the other players.

Chuck is averse to confrontation.

Chuck has delicate hands.
25 What event in World War II is Teddy deeply scarred by?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Stalingrad.

The Battle of the Bulge.

The liberation of Dachau.