Dolores Claiborne Multiple Choice Quiz | Stephen King

Answer: 1992

"Dolores Claiborne" was published in 1992 and though many flashbacks appear from the sixties, Vera died in the book's present which was 1992.

Answer: 15

Selena revealed the secret when she was 15 years old, though the molesting had been going on for quite sometime before that. Dolores knew something was wrong with her daughter because of her change in personality. After deciding her previous guesses (a boy and marijuana) she convinces Selena to tell her while they rode the ferry.

Answer: Claiborne

While Dolores was married to her husband her last name was St. George. She changed back to her maiden name after his death.

Answer: Little Tall Island

Little Tall Island is an island off the coast of Maine, the state that is the setting of most of King's works. The other three places were settings of other works by King.

Answer: Little Pete

The father had molested Selena and mentally abused Joe Junior. However, the youngest son, Little Pete, adored his father and longed to be like him often mirroring his styles and personality to do so.

Answer: She jumped down the stairs

Vera died during her jump down the stairs. She asked Dolores to finish her off with a rolling pin but, before Dolores could hit her with it, she dies. Dolores was accused of pushing her down the stairs and is forced to tell her side of the story to three people investigating the issue.

Answer: Nancy

The story is told in an interesting form in which the entire story has happened. In the opening page we meet Dolores sitting in a room with two men and a woman who are investigating events from the story that involve Dolores. Being accused of murdering her long time employer, Dolores has no choice but to tell her whole story to the two men and the woman.

The woman, Nancy, is recording what Dolores says.

Answer: Princess

The fact that many of the people from the island would be there to view the eclipse gave Dolores the perfect option to finish off her husband. This is also the ferry where Selena confessed her secret relationship with her father.

Answer: Gerald's Game

This novel has some similarities with other Stephen King works, but "Gerald's Game" is the one which connects. There are parts in the book where Dolores can see Jessie from Gerald's game, by some supernatural way and vice versa. The two novels intended two be published as a two volume book called, "In The Path Of The Eclipse."

Answer: 6

Vera had a dryer for her laundry but preferred to have them hung out to catch the wind. From the 60s to the 90s Vera always reminded Dolores that she wanted six pins to hang the laundry, not just four.