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Stephen King's 'Dark Half' Trivia Quiz

This quiz has a question applied to each chapter, but two are combined.

A multiple-choice quiz by edsrat. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
edsrat

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,120

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

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891

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Chapter 1: What is the name of Thad and Liz's boy twin? Hint

Bill

William

Warren

Jack

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Question 2 of 25

2. Chapters 2: Where the house which is 'Endsville'? Hint

Texas

Castle Rock

Ludlow

New Jersey

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Question 3 of 25

3. Chapter 3: Who was the groundsman and gravedigger who found the tracks? Hint

Norris

Thompson

Holt

Bradford

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Question 4 of 25

4. Chapter 4: Who was the first person that Stark killed?

Answer: (Two Words, first and last names)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Chapter 5: Who always says "Ask Mamma if she believes this"? Hint

Trooper Hamilton

Deputy Norris

Sheriff Pangborn

Thad Beaumont

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Question 6 of 25

6. Chapter 6: What is written on the wall when Dodie Eberhart finds Frederick Clawson's body? Hint

'THE SPARROWS ARE FLYING AGAIN'

'MORE FOOLS STUFFING'

'SPARROWS ARE FLYING'

'I'M COMING FOR YOU THAD'

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Question 7 of 25

7. Chapter 7: What common courtesy does Sheriff Pangborn neglect while visiting the Beaumonts? Hint

Knocking on the door

Reading Thad his rights

Greeting Liz

Shaking Thad's hand

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Question 8 of 25

8. Chapter 8: How does Liz react when told that Clawson has been murdered? Hint

She gives a little scream

She cries unconrollably

She says "serves him right"

She spills her beer

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Question 9 of 25

9. Chapter 9: Which company published Stark's novels? Hint

Darwin Publishers LTD.

Darwin Press

Hodder and Stoughton

Penguin books

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Question 10 of 25

10. Chapter 10: What was Thad's study dominated by? Hint

A big screen

A huge oak desk

A floor lamp

A picture of Thad Liz and the twins

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Question 11 of 25

11. Chapter 11 & 12: What first could have given Thad the idea that Miriam was going to be killed? Hint

The things he wrote down while in a 'trance'

His dream

The phone call he got from Miriam

She was involved in the 'killing' of Stark

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Question 12 of 25

12. Chapter 13: Who does Thad try to call after the line goes dead and he can't call Miriam back? Hint

NYPD

Sheriff Pangborn

Rick

Deputy Norris

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Question 13 of 25

13. Chapter 14: What was the occupation of the fourth of Stark's victims? Hint

Policemen

Photographer

Reporter

Agent

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Question 14 of 25

14. Whom does Thad tell the truth about Stark to?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 15 of 25

15. Chapter 16: Who does Stark say he is on the phone? Hint

Alexander Haig

George Stark

He only says he's not Stark

Joe Bloggs

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Question 16 of 25

16. Chapter 17: What shape were the twins's identical bruises? Hint

Star

Mushroom

Cloud

Banana

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Question 17 of 25

17. Chapter 18: What does Thad realise during his self interview? Hint

How to communicate with Stark

He was is some way at the murder scenes

He is the knower and bringer of the sparrows

All of these

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Question 18 of 25

18. Chapter 19: What sort of pencils did Stark buy?

Answer: (A type of pencil three words)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Chapter 20: Who did Thad meet at the University who told him about Psychopomps? Hint

Alan Pangborn

Tom Carrol

Mrs. Fenton

Rawlie DeLesseps

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Question 20 of 25

20. Chapter 21: What does Stark call Liz? Hint

Elizabeth

Beth

Liz

Lizzy

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Question 21 of 25

21. Chapter 22: What type of truck makes it easier for Thad to escape his police guard? Hint

A funiture truck

A normal truck

A muesli bar truck

A milk truck

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Question 22 of 25

22. Chapter 23: Who performed the operation on Thad when he was young? Hint

Dr Pritchard

Dr Smith

Dr Stark

Dr Scott

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Question 23 of 25

23. Chapter 24: Stark takes Alan prisoner.

True

False

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Question 24 of 25

24. Chapter 25: How does Stark greet Thad? Hint

"Hello"

"Hi old hoss"

"Hello Thad"

"Get in here"

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Question 25 of 25

25. Chapter 26: What happens to Stark? Hint

Nothing, Thad ceases to exist after writing the story, and Stark takes over his life

Liz kills him

He gets carried away by sparrows

Thad tells him to go away

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Chapter 1: What is the name of Thad and Liz's boy twin?

Answer: William

William and Wendy (girl twin) have a close relationship and are very similar even though they are not identical twins.

2. Chapters 2: Where the house which is 'Endsville'?

Answer: Castle Rock

Thad has a nightmare that he is being taken around his Castle Rock Summer house as a potential buyer. George Stark is the agent and tells him about fools stuffing, and Endsville.

3. Chapter 3: Who was the groundsman and gravedigger who found the tracks?

Answer: Holt

Digger Holt found a hole dug in the graveyard with prints showing someone had climbed out of the hole and walked away. There were no prints leading to it though, and no-one was buried there.

4. Chapter 4: Who was the first person that Stark killed?

Answer: Homer Gamache

When George Stark left the graveyard he hitch-hiked with Homer Gamache, then killed him.

5. Chapter 5: Who always says "Ask Mamma if she believes this"?

Answer: Trooper Hamilton

Trooper Hamilton's favourite phrase is "Ask Mamma if she believes this" which he used when he found Homer's truck full of blood.

6. Chapter 6: What is written on the wall when Dodie Eberhart finds Frederick Clawson's body?

Answer: 'THE SPARROWS ARE FLYING AGAIN'

This phrase is referred to a lot in the book. It means everything to Beaumont, and nothing to Stark.

7. Chapter 7: What common courtesy does Sheriff Pangborn neglect while visiting the Beaumonts?

Answer: Shaking Thad's hand

Thad offers Alan his hand and Alan, trying to avoid the inevitable awkward moment, informs him he has no intention of shaking hands.

8. Chapter 8: How does Liz react when told that Clawson has been murdered?

Answer: She spills her beer

Liz and Thad did not like Clawson. Liz even calls him a 'Creepazoid', but neither of them wanted him dead. They even saw what he did as a kind of favour.

9. Chapter 9: Which company published Stark's novels?

Answer: Darwin Press

Darwin Press mailed the royalty checks directly to Thad after deducting the agent's comission and sending it to him.

10. Chapter 10: What was Thad's study dominated by?

Answer: A huge oak desk

It was at this desk Thad wrote his self interviews and "automatic writing".

11. Chapter 11 & 12: What first could have given Thad the idea that Miriam was going to be killed?

Answer: The things he wrote down while in a 'trance'

While in a trance Thad wrote things like: 'terminate' 'Mir' 'sis' 'cuts' 'razor' 'flying again' 'sparrows' 'endsville' 'phone'. While Stark was in her house Miriam rang Thad and told him not to let Stark cut her.

12. Chapter 13: Who does Thad try to call after the line goes dead and he can't call Miriam back?

Answer: Sheriff Pangborn

Alan is off duty so Norris answers the phone and takes a long time to give Thad Alan's home number.

13. Chapter 14: What was the occupation of the fourth of Stark's victims?

Answer: Reporter

Michael Donaldson, reporter for People magazine, was first to die in this chapter, then the photographer Phyllis, and her police guards, and last Rick the agent, and one of his guards. The three preceeding this chapter were: Homer Gamache, Frederick Clawson, and Miriam Cowley.

14. Whom does Thad tell the truth about Stark to?

Answer: Alan Pangborn

Alan does not believe Thad's story about George Stark coming to life.

15. Chapter 16: Who does Stark say he is on the phone?

Answer: He only says he's not Stark

When he calls, Stark tells Thad he is finished killing now, as he has just killed the girl from Darwin Press. He also tells Thad not to think he is Stark because he made that mistake himself.

16. Chapter 17: What shape were the twins's identical bruises?

Answer: Mushroom

Wendy fell down the stairs and got a bruise on her leg. After the twins' nap Wendy's bruise had turned dark purple and William had one exactly the same.

17. Chapter 18: What does Thad realise during his self interview?

Answer: All of these

He realises he can get into Stark's head and find out what he's thinking. He also finds out he brought the sparrows, and that because George didn't know about the sparrows Thad must have, in some way, been at the murder scenes.

18. Chapter 19: What sort of pencils did Stark buy?

Answer: Berol Black Beauty

George Stark only writes with Berol Black Beauty pencils.

19. Chapter 20: Who did Thad meet at the University who told him about Psychopomps?

Answer: Rawlie DeLesseps

Thad asks Rawlie what mythical properties a sparrow has. After looking through a book Rawlie tells him sparrows are psychopomps, "... their job is to guide lost souls back into the land of the living. They are, in other words, the harbingers of the living dead."

20. Chapter 21: What does Stark call Liz?

Answer: Beth

Stark tells Liz that Thad would have called her Beth if he had thought of it.

21. Chapter 22: What type of truck makes it easier for Thad to escape his police guard?

Answer: A milk truck

The milk truck was part of Thad's plan to get away. Although he couldn't be sure it would come, it did.

22. Chapter 23: Who performed the operation on Thad when he was young?

Answer: Dr Pritchard

Dr Pritchard removed what was left of Thad's twin from Thad's head.

23. Chapter 24: Stark takes Alan prisoner.

Answer: True

Alan comes to the Beaumont's summer house and Stark takes him prisoner.

24. Chapter 25: How does Stark greet Thad?

Answer: "Hello Thad"

Stark greets Thad almost shyly.

25. Chapter 26: What happens to Stark?

Answer: He gets carried away by sparrows

Thad calls the sparrows, and they come in and take Stark away.

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