Shutter Island Quizzes

Shutter Island Quiz

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

New York City

Los Angeles

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

Dr. Naehring

Dr. Cawley

Teddy Daniels
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. Naehring

Teddy Daniels

Chuck Aule

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

Teddy's father abused him.

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

Teddy dreamed of following in his father's footsteps as a fisherman.
7 What aspect of being on his father's boat does Teddy find most discomfiting?
The smell of rotting fish.

The seasickness.

The smell of gasoline.

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

He is overwhelmed by the vastness of the ocean again.

He and Chuck are being transported on a fishing vessel.

His partner talks about his own father.
9 What article of clothing does Teddy keep from his wife Dolores?
His suit.

A shirt with a button-down collar.

A loud floral print tie.

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 U.S. Marshals

The Federal Bureau of Investigation
11 What worries Teddy when he thinks about his wife at the beginning of the novel?
That he frequently mixes up important facts.

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

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

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

His ambitious ladder climbing.

His psychological astuteness.

His short temper.
13 Why has Teddy been partnered with Chuck?
Chuck's standing in the Marshals is uncertain because his girlfriend is Japanese.

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

For no reason, he's been assigned randomly.

To make certain that Teddy succeeds.
14 Why does Teddy refuse Chuck's offer of a drink?
Because he suspects Chuck has poisoned it.

Because he is on duty.

Because he no longer drinks after Dolores's death.

Because his father was an alcoholic.
15 Why does Teddy accept Chuck's offer of a cigarette?
He has been trying to quit smoking and the craving is too intense.

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

To cover the smell of gasoline.

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 rescue Chuck's Japanese girlfriend.

To investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando.

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

Deputy Warden McPherson

Dr. Naehring

Trey Washington
18 What does Chuck notice is odd about Ashecliffe?
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.

The inmates are allowed to roam the grounds completely freely.

Everyone there is Japanese.
19 What is Ascheliffe's mission, as described by Dr. Cawley?
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.

To conduct research for the Cold War.
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 is crippled.

Rachel Solando has been lobotomized.

Shutter Island is eleven miles away from land.

Rachel Solando is usually very docile.
22 What does Teddy notice about Rachel Solando's room?
It is large enough to hide in.

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

A pair of her shoes is missing.

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 a criminal.

That he's a man of violence.

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

Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The Battle of the Bulge.

The liberation of Dachau.