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Quiz about I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb Quiz

'I Know This Much is True' is Wally Lamb's second novel. His first was 'She's Come Undone'. Both novels deal with psychology, childhood wounds, and ultimately love and happiness. Here's 20 questions about this beautiful story.

A multiple-choice quiz by hungreee. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
hungreee

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,077

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
779

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Question 1 of 20

1. When the story opens Thomas has just done what? Hint

cut off his fingers

cut off his arm

cut off his hand

cut off his foot

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Question 2 of 20

2. Thomas suffers from what mental illness? Hint

he's a sociopath

bipolar disorder

paranoid schizophrenia

anxiety disorder

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Question 3 of 20

3. When they were children Thomas and Dominick were photographed with which First Lady? Hint

Pat Nixon

Lady Bird Johnson

Mamie Eisenhower

Jaqueline Kennedy

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Question 4 of 20

4. Where did Dominick first meet Dessa? Hint

The Dial-a-Date

At Dominick's college

At her father's dealership

The Dial-Tone

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Question 5 of 20

5. Dominick and Thomas went to grade school with two other twins, what were their names? Hint

Angie and Dessa Constantine

Henry and Penny Drinkwater

Ralph and Penny Ann Drinkwater

Leo and Angie Constantine

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Question 6 of 20

6. What did Dessa and Dominick name their daughter? Hint

Tyffanie

Prosperine

Joy

Angela

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Question 7 of 20

7. What does Dominick call Joy's 'friend' Thad? Hint

The Duchess

The Princess

The Duke

The Queen

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Question 8 of 20

8. Where does Ray work? Hint

U.S. Boat

Three Rivers Ship Yards

Power Boat

Electric Boat

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is Dominick's grandfather's name? Hint

Onofrio Domenico Tempesta

Tempesta Onofrio Domenico

Domenico Onofrio Tempesta

Domenico Tempesta Onofrio

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Question 10 of 20

10. How old was Thomas when he first showed signs of being ill? Hint

Sixteen

Seventeen

Nineteen

Eighteen

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Question 11 of 20

11. Dominick was the father of Joy's daughter.

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who is the social worker at Hatch that helps Dominick with Thomas? Hint

Sheffer

Sheffling

Shaeffer

Sheffield

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Question 13 of 20

13. Dr. Patel is Thomas's psychologist and she begins to treat Dominick as well. She tells Dominick that Thomas is like what? Hint

a little boy stumbling in the dark

a man lost in the woods

an abandoned baby crying for his mother

a child trapped in an adult's body

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Question 14 of 20

14. Dominick's grandfather married a beautiful young woman from Italy. She did not come alone though. Who was 'The Monkey' who came with her? Hint

Violetta

Prosperine

Fillipa

Ignazia

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Question 15 of 20

15. What condition was Dominick's mother, Concettina, born with? Hint

cystic fibrosis

cleft-palate

cleft-lip

heart defect

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Question 16 of 20

16. What did Dominick's mother die of? Hint

Stroke

Cancer

Diabetes

Heart Attack

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Question 17 of 20

17. What names did Thomas and Concettina use when they played dress-up and had tea? Hint

Mrs. Calabash and Mrs. Floon

Mrs. Sigorso and Mrs. Floon

Mrs. Calabash and Mrs. Tempesta

Mrs. Birdsey and Mrs. Constantine

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Question 18 of 20

18. What happens to Ray near the end of the story? Hint

part of his leg has to be amputated

he goes blind

he dies

part of his arm has to be amputated

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who finally tells Dominick who his real father was?

Answer: (One Word--first name only)

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Question 20 of 20

20. In the end, what becomes of the old house that Dominick's grandfather built on Hollyhock Avenue? Hint

Ray moves back in to it

It becomes a shelter for mentally ill adults

It becomes a women's shelter

It gets sold to the Wequonnec's

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When the story opens Thomas has just done what?

Answer: cut off his hand

Thomas has cut off his hand at the wrist. He thinks he's making a sacrifice that will stop the Gulf War from beginning.

2. Thomas suffers from what mental illness?

Answer: paranoid schizophrenia

Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic; he has many delusions and is convinced he's a target of several groups and governments.

3. When they were children Thomas and Dominick were photographed with which First Lady?

Answer: Mamie Eisenhower

She had come to christen the Nautilis, a nuclear powered submarine. Ray and Concettina took the twins to see her.

4. Where did Dominick first meet Dessa?

Answer: The Dial-Tone

Dessa was waitressing at the Dial-Tone Lounge.

5. Dominick and Thomas went to grade school with two other twins, what were their names?

Answer: Ralph and Penny Ann Drinkwater

Penny Ann Drinkwater was murdered when they were still children. Ralph went on to always be connected to Dominick throughout the story.

6. What did Dessa and Dominick name their daughter?

Answer: Angela

Dessa and Dominick had a baby girl named Angela who died when she was only 4 weeks old.

7. What does Dominick call Joy's 'friend' Thad?

Answer: The Duchess

He calls him The Duchess in a sarcastic and nasty way. It turns out Dominick is right about him - he's a piece of garbage.

8. Where does Ray work?

Answer: Electric Boat

Ray works for Electric Boat for over 40 years He's laid off near the end of the book.

9. What is Dominick's grandfather's name?

Answer: Domenico Onofrio Tempesta

'Papa's real name was Domenico Onofrio Tempesta. Dominick shares his first name and several of his other traits, at least for awhile.

10. How old was Thomas when he first showed signs of being ill?

Answer: Nineteen

Thomas first shows signs when he's 19 and he and Dominick are in their freshman year at college. By the end of that summer he's totally broken down.

11. Dominick was the father of Joy's daughter.

Answer: False

Nope. Joy got pregnant by Thad. She tried to lie and say the baby was Dominick's, but she didn't know that he'd had a vasectomy. Later on though, Dominick does become the baby's adoptive father.

12. Who is the social worker at Hatch that helps Dominick with Thomas?

Answer: Sheffer

Lisa Sheffer is Thomas's case worker; she and Dominick become friends.

13. Dr. Patel is Thomas's psychologist and she begins to treat Dominick as well. She tells Dominick that Thomas is like what?

Answer: a man lost in the woods

In one of the most beautiful passages Dr. Patel tells Dominick that Thomas is like a man lost in the woods - and she is the person on the edge of the forest yelling to him and trying to guide him out. Sadly, Thomas cannot hear her and will remain lost in the woods.

She goes onto say that perhaps there are two brothers lost in the woods and one of them can hear her and she will be able to guide him out. Of course the other brother is Dominick - and she does help him find his way out.

14. Dominick's grandfather married a beautiful young woman from Italy. She did not come alone though. Who was 'The Monkey' who came with her?

Answer: Prosperine

Prosperine was Violetta's long time partner in crime and lesbian lover. Domenico had to agree to take Prosperine in order to get Ignazia (Violetta). Turns out Prosperine was much more than he bargained for.

15. What condition was Dominick's mother, Concettina, born with?

Answer: cleft-lip

Concettina was born with a cleft-lip; her palate was okay, just her lip was affected. Her father called her rabbit face and other cruel names.

16. What did Dominick's mother die of?

Answer: Cancer

Concettina died from cancer but before she died she gave Dominick her father's manuscript.

17. What names did Thomas and Concettina use when they played dress-up and had tea?

Answer: Mrs. Calabash and Mrs. Floon

The two of them playing dress up and having tea turns out to be a big break through point for Dominick.

18. What happens to Ray near the end of the story?

Answer: part of his leg has to be amputated

Ray has diabetes and his foot becomes gangrenous. The doctors have to amputate at the knee.

19. Who finally tells Dominick who his real father was?

Answer: Ray

Ray tells him. His mother never wanted to tell him until he would be able to understand and deal with it. Dr. Patel makes him see that Ray is his father in every sense of the word and finally Dominick can put it all to rest.

20. In the end, what becomes of the old house that Dominick's grandfather built on Hollyhock Avenue?

Answer: It becomes a women's shelter

Dominick and Lisa and her girlfriend convert it into a shelter for women...a fitting tribute to his mother and to her mother before her and even to Joy.

Source: Author hungreee

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