"House Rules" by Jodi Picoult Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mark Maguire

Mark Maguire was Jess Ogilvy's boyfriend. He was originally arrested for Jess's murder. Jacob did not like him. He abused Jess.

Answer: Thor

Thor was a miniature poodle. Oliver gave him a manly name because he felt bad for him. He didn't think there should be male poodles. Both Jacob and Theo liked Thor.

Answer: his quilt

Jacob left his handmade rainbow colored quilt with Jess's body. When Emma was watching the news, she saw the quilt and called Rich. If it wasn't for the quilt the police may not have found out about Jacob's connection.

Answer: Pizza

Oliver lived in the apartment above Mama S's pizza restaurant. He also used the apartment as his office. Mama S gave him lots of food. Jacob and Jess went to the restaurant the Sunday before Jess disappeared.

Answer: California

The majority of the book took place in Vermont. Theo ran away towards the end of the book. He went to his father's house. Henry, his dad, left when Theo was very young. Theo stole his mom's credit card to buy airplane tickets online. Emma went to California to get him.

Answer: color

Jacob eating and wearing a certain color each day was a trait of Asperger's syndrome. Other traits of Asperger's that Jacob had are not looking people in the eyes, sticking to a schedule, and not being able to do well in social situations. Jacob also did not like the color orange and was very organized.

Answer: 12th (senior)

Jacob was a senior at Townsend Regional High School. He had some special accommodations at his school, including a sensory break room. He did very well in school, although he sometimes got in trouble. He sometimes even corrected his teachers.

Answer: Crimebusters

Jacob watched "CrimeBusters" every day at 4:30. If he missed all or part of it, then he got very agitated. The show was about forensic science and solving crimes. Jacob would always write in his notebooks about the episodes.

Answer: Breaking into houses and stealing stuff

Theo liked to break into rich people's homes and pretend he lived there. He would usually eat some food and just hang out in the houses for awhile. He would steal video games even through he didn't have the game systems for them. He did not like being at his own home.

Answer: No

No, Jacob did not kill Jess. She was already dead when he got to the house. When she saw Theo and tried to get out of the shower, she fell and hit her head. Theo left thinking she was still alive. Jacob set up a crime scene.