The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Quizzes

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Quiz 1

1 Who says "We're going through!"
The Commander

Mrs. Mitty

Berg

The Lieutenant
2 How many rotations per minutes (RPMs) are the plane's engines going at in the beginning of the story?
8500

1000

2500

15500
3 In the first daydream, what is Mitty associated with?
The Army

The Navy

The Marines

The Air Force
4 Who says "Not so fast!"
Mrs. Mitty

Walter Mitty

Dr. Renshaw

Berg
5 Who is "the Old Man"?
The Commander

The Lieutenant

Walter Mitty

Mitty's father
6 Where is Walter Mitty driving in the beginning?
New Haven

Stamford

New York

Waterbury
7 Who is Wellington McMillan?
An Aviator

An Artist

A Banker

A Doctor
8 Mrs. Mitty suggests that Walter see whom?
A doctor

A banker

A family friend

His mother
9 Streptothricosis is a disease affecting what part of the body?
Brain

Throat

Stomach

Skin
10 What is obstreosis?
Infection of lung

Inflammation of the kidney

Made up condition

Bacteria
11 What is the first thing that goes "pocketa-pocketa-pocketa" in the story?
Plane engine

Mitty's wife

Mitty's car

Operating room machine
12 What is an SN202?
A hydroplane

A car

A virus

A code name
13 The first we hear of Mrs. Mitty, Walter thinks of her as a ______
Woman soldier

Strange woman

Cat

Airplane stewardess
14 "You're not a young man anymore," so you should have ______
Overshoes

A gun

A wife

A tie
15 Where does Walter Mitty keep his gloves?
Pocket

Glove box

In pants

Under hat
16 Who says "Pick it up, brother!" to Walter?
His brother

Cop

Wife

Random pedestrian
17 "A brilliant performance, sir" says someone to Mitty, referring to ______
His medical book

His imagination

His duping of his wife

His flight
18 What is the machine in the operating room for?
Catheter

Anesthesis

Fluids

Oxygen
19 Where is Dr. Mitty from?
France

US

Germany

UK
20 What is "queep"?
A joke

Nickname for an animal

One of Mitty's made-up words

Sound of malfunctioning machine
21 What does Mitty do with a fountain pen?
Attack a police officer

Write a story

Annoy his wife

Fix a machine
22 What is a characteristic of Dr. Benbow?
He drinks

He womanizes

He operates best on lungs

He has one eye
23 Who tells Mitty "Back it up, Mac!"
Cop

Mrs. Mitty

Parking lot attendant

Himself
24 Who says "If you wish"
Dr. Mitty

Mrs. Mitty

The Commander

The Captain
25 Who was originally in charge of the operation before Mitty takes over?
McMillan

Benbow

Remington

Renshaw

One of the main themes in the story is the compensatory function of the imagination. Walter Mitty has a "secret life" not simply because he is an imaginative fellow, but because he is an unhappy man. Though we begin the story in his imagination...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/24/2025 6:35 PM