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Facts of "Rage" Part 1 Trivia Quiz

"Rage" by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, is the story of a troubled senior who takes his algebra class hostage. This is a multiple choice quiz about the first half of the book.

A multiple-choice quiz by oofahlandian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
oofahlandian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,608

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first name of Decker, the troubled senior who took the algebra class hostage? Hint

Ted

Charlie

Tom

Don

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the algebra teacher who was the first to be shot by Decker? Hint

Mr Vance

Mrs Dano

Mr Denver

Mrs Underwood

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Question 3 of 10

3. What were the last words of the first person to be killed that day by Decker? Hint

"What else can this equation mean?"

"Do you have an office pass, Mr Decker?"

"Please don't shoot!"

"Please, I have children!"

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which room does "Rage" take place? Hint

Room 14

Room 23

Room 106

Room 16

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mr Vance was the second victim of the protagonist that day. In what part of the body was he shot? Hint

The throat

The chest

The head

The gut

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Question 6 of 10

6. The protagonist of "Rage" speaks on the intercom to the school psychiatrist. What demand does he make to the psychiatrist lest a student be killed? Hint

He must not ask any questions

He must remove all articles of clothing

He must not pause before answering questions

He cannot interrupt the protagonist

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which student stands up to confront Decker, demanding that he put down his gun? Hint

Ted Jones

"Pig Pen" Dano

Pat Fitzgerald

Irma Bates

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who explains to the class why Ted Jones quit the football team after three successful games? Hint

Grace Stanner

Corky Herald

"Pig Pen" Dano

Richard Keene

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Question 9 of 10

9. At nine years of age, Decker was on a hunting trip with his father and his father's friends. Listening in on the grown-ups while he lay awake in his tent, he overhears what? Hint

All of these

What his father would do to his wife if he ever caught her cheating on him

His father discussing what he would do to a man found to be sleeping with his wife

How ugly his father's friend's wife was and how the friend was able to get in the mood

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Question 10 of 10

10. Irma Bates and this student are forced by Decker to settle their dispute in a circle Decker draws on the floor. What was the first name of the girl battling Irma Bates? Hint

Grace

Susan

Tanis

Anne

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first name of Decker, the troubled senior who took the algebra class hostage?

Answer: Charlie

When speaking to Tom Denver, the principal, over the intercom, Decker demanded to be addressed as Charlie and likewise insisted on addressing the principal as Tom or else he would start shooting students. To the students in the room, he crossed his fingers to show that he wasn't really serious.

2. What was the name of the algebra teacher who was the first to be shot by Decker?

Answer: Mrs Underwood

She was known by various nick-names including "Book Bags" for the two large bags of books she carried to school each day.

3. What were the last words of the first person to be killed that day by Decker?

Answer: "Do you have an office pass, Mr Decker?"

Charlie answers, "Yes" before promptly shooting Mrs Underwood in the head. As Stephen King describes it, she must not have known what hit her, because even in death, she retained that expression of expectation.

4. In which room does "Rage" take place?

Answer: Room 16

As the grapevine did its work, the students waiting outside after the fire alarm went off began staring up at Room 16 with wonder. They were eventually shooed away and sent home.

5. Mr Vance was the second victim of the protagonist that day. In what part of the body was he shot?

Answer: The throat

His crime was trying to get the class out of the building after the fire alarm went off (and for not heeding the warning when Charlie fired his first shot that just missed his head).

6. The protagonist of "Rage" speaks on the intercom to the school psychiatrist. What demand does he make to the psychiatrist lest a student be killed?

Answer: He must not ask any questions

After being on the defensive with Don Grace, the school psychiatrist, Charlie tells him he must not ask any questions or a hostage will die. Instead, Charlie gives Mr Grace a barrage of deeply personal (even obscene) questions which the latter is to told to answer truthfully.

7. Which student stands up to confront Decker, demanding that he put down his gun?

Answer: Ted Jones

Ted is the former jock and the reigning BMOC (Big Man On Campus) at the school. He spends most of the story scowling at and threatening Charlie.

8. Who explains to the class why Ted Jones quit the football team after three successful games?

Answer: "Pig Pen" Dano

"Pig Pen" explains how Ted's mother needed treatment for alcoholism. Charlie had explained to the class how his parents had seriously messed him up only to be scorned by Ted. This piece of information allowed Charlie to extract from Ted a number of hurtful memories about his mother's problem.

9. At nine years of age, Decker was on a hunting trip with his father and his father's friends. Listening in on the grown-ups while he lay awake in his tent, he overhears what?

Answer: All of these

These are all true.

10. Irma Bates and this student are forced by Decker to settle their dispute in a circle Decker draws on the floor. What was the first name of the girl battling Irma Bates?

Answer: Grace

After Grace forces Irma Bates to apologize, Irma admits to everyone that she's not pretty and nobody likes her. The three incorrect choices are the girls who urge her to come to them to discuss some beauty tips.

Source: Author oofahlandian

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