Winter’s Bone Quizzes

Winter's Bone Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Winter's Bone?
Daniel Woodrell

Ree Dolly

Ree Woodrell

Teardrop Dolly
2 What form does Winter's Bone take?
Novel

Short story collection

Stage play

Picture book
3 In what country is Winter's Bone set?
Canada

Britain

Singapore

United States
4 Who is the protagonist of Winter's Bone?
Ree

Teardrop

Jessup

Gail
5 Who narrates Winter's Bone?
Jessup

An unnamed third-person narrator

Ree

Daniel Woodrell
6 In what state is Winter's Bone set?
Missouri

Utah

Idaho

Washington
7 In what region is the book set?
New England

The Ozarks

The Mississippi Delta

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

Swamp

Floodplain

Highland
9 In what year was Winter's Bone released?
2016

2001

2006

1986
10 How many chapters does Winter's Bone contain?
There are no chapter divisions

5

35

4
11 What is Jessup's relation to Ree?
Father

Cousin

Ex-boyfriend

Brother
12 How old is Ree?
Twelve

Sixteen

Eighteen

Her age is never stated
13 What type of meat hangs in Ree's neighbor's yard at the beginning of the book?
Chicken

Lamb

Venison

Beef
14 What type of animal does venison come from?
Squirrel

Duck

Deer

Cow
15 What is Ree's socioeconomic background?
She is wealthy

She is comfortably middle-class

She is very poor

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

F-150

Capri

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

Fall

Summer

Winter
18 What issue is Ree contending with in the novel's opening chapter?
There isn't much wood to burn

The family has almost run out of food

Her father has disappeared

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

Connie

Harold

All of these are correct
20 Which answer best defines "grits"?
Goat-milk butter

Ground corn

Pancake batter

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

Simile

Metaphor

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

Simile

Metaphor

Synecdoche
23 What is Ree's mother's maiden name?
Casper

Davies

Dolly

Bromont
24 Who used to own Ree's house?
Her grandparents on her mother's side

Her boyfriend

Her grandparents on her father's side

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

Her mental health

Her stubbornness

Her beauty