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Quiz about Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Quiz about Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

"Mystic River" by Dennis Lehane Quiz

This novel was recently made into a movie by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, and Laura Linney. The movie is amazing because it sticks closely to the incredible book. This quiz is based solely on the book.

A multiple-choice quiz by hungreee. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
hungreee
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
153,224
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
16 / 25
Plays
487
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Question 1 of 25
1. The entire story takes place in a neighborhood in what major city? Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. How old are Jimmy, Dave, and Sean when the story begins? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. When the car approaches them on the street only one of the boys actually gets into it. Name him.

Answer: (First Name Only Please)

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Question 4 of 25
4. When we jump to the present who is the first person we meet? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. How old is Katie Marcus? Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. What is the name of the tavern where Katie dances on top of the bar? Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. Who is Katie's stepmother?

Answer: (First Name Only Please)

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Question 8 of 25
8. What is the name of the corner store that Jimmy owns? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. What did Sean grow up to become? Hint


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Question 10 of 25
10. Where is Katie's body found? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. When Dave comes home covered in blood what does he tell Celeste happened? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. When Sean and Whitey begin the investigation who is the first person they suspect in Katie's murder? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. What happened to Sean Devine's wife? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. What other event is taking place the morning that Katie's body is found? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. What feature is frequently mentioned about Sean Devine? Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. Dave tells Jimmy he hurt his hand doing what? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. Who tells Jimmy that they think Dave killed Katie? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. While being questioned by Sean and Whitey what does Dave repeatedly ask for? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. Who spends time in a holding cell after being questioned for Katie's murder? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. What does Dave call the men who molested him as a child? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. Who owned the gun that Katie was shot with? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. Who's been sending the Harris family five hundred dollars a month for 17 years? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. Did Dave Boyle actually murder anyone?


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Question 24 of 25
24. How many people do we know Jimmy has killed by the end of the book? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. The book doesn't have a happy ending but one good thing does occur at the end. What is it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The entire story takes place in a neighborhood in what major city?

Answer: Boston

 The story is set in the Boston neighborhood of East Buckingham.
2. How old are Jimmy, Dave, and Sean when the story begins?

Answer: 11

 The boys are 11 years old and have been friends for one year because Jimmy and Sean's father both work for the same place, but in very different positions.
3. When the car approaches them on the street only one of the boys actually gets into it. Name him.

Answer: David

 Only Dave gets into the car thus setting the basis for the rest of the entire story.
4. When we jump to the present who is the first person we meet?

Answer: Brendan

 In the present we meet Brendan who is thinking of how in love he is with Katie and their plans to elope.
5. How old is Katie Marcus?

Answer: 19

 Katie is 19 and has been out of school for a year. She's in love with Brendan and planning to elope with him to Las Vegas.
6. What is the name of the tavern where Katie dances on top of the bar?

Answer: McGills

 It was at McGill's. Every bar listed is an actual stop they made that night, but McGill's is where they danced on the bar.
7. Who is Katie's stepmother?

Answer: Annabeth

 Jimmy is Katie's father and Marita was her mother, Marita died when Katie was five and Jimmy married Annabeth.
8. What is the name of the corner store that Jimmy owns?

Answer: Cottage Market

 Just Cottage Market. Jim is a simple guy.
9. What did Sean grow up to become?

Answer: a State Trooper

 Sean is a State Trooper.
10. Where is Katie's body found?

Answer: inside Pen Park

 Katie is behind the drive-in movie screen in Pen Park.
11. When Dave comes home covered in blood what does he tell Celeste happened?

Answer: "I was mugged"

 He tells Celeste that a crackhead tried to mug him and quotes the guy as saying "Your wallet or your life, I'm leaving with one of them." Celeste thinks that's something you'd only hear in a bad movie or tv show...and she's right.
12. When Sean and Whitey begin the investigation who is the first person they suspect in Katie's murder?

Answer: Bobby O'Donnell

 They think Bobby might have hired someone to kill Katie or did it himself. They go question Roman and find out that Bobby was in jail the night Katie died and his crew have alibis. The murder seems too brutal to be an impersonal hit...so they move on to Brendan and Dave as potential suspects.
13. What happened to Sean Devine's wife?

Answer: she left him

 Sean's wife Lauren had an affair. She turned up pregnant and Sean thought maybe the baby wasn't his. She left him while she was pregnant and they haven't spoken since. She calls him on the phone but she won't talk, she just stays quiet.
14. What other event is taking place the morning that Katie's body is found?

Answer: Nadine's first communion

 Katie's younger sister Nadine is having her first communion. Dave is arrested several days later, Celeste leaves Dave the night before he's arrested and Lauren doesn't return until the very end of the book.
15. What feature is frequently mentioned about Sean Devine?

Answer: his velvety smooth voice

 Many times throughout the book Lehane describes Sean's voice as being smooth, velvety, etc. He's a Trooper so he has short hair, I don't think they ever mention his eyes or lips.
16. Dave tells Jimmy he hurt his hand doing what?

Answer: helping a buddy move a couch upstairs

 Dave tells Jimmy it was the couch, but he tells the police it was when he was playing pool.
17. Who tells Jimmy that they think Dave killed Katie?

Answer: Celeste

 Celeste freaks out after Dave becomes increasingly strange. She goes to Jimmy and tells him everything that's happened. Jimmy asks her flat out if she thinks Dave killed Katie and she says yes.
18. While being questioned by Sean and Whitey what does Dave repeatedly ask for?

Answer: a Sprite

 Dave's badly hungover, and keeps asking for a Sprite.
19. Who spends time in a holding cell after being questioned for Katie's murder?

Answer: Brendan

 Brendan gets put in a holding cell while Sean mulls over the case. Brendan's lawyer comes and gets him out of there. Dave is never held, he's just questioned and released. Jimmy's never questioned as a suspect and Bobby never appears other than as a reference by other people.
20. What does Dave call the men who molested him as a child?

Answer: Wolves

 Dave calls them the wolves. "The Boy who was taken by Wolves".
21. Who owned the gun that Katie was shot with?

Answer: Just Ray Harris

 The gun belonged to Just Ray who was Brendan's father. The police traced it back to a liquor store hold up from 17 years prior.
22. Who's been sending the Harris family five hundred dollars a month for 17 years?

Answer: Jimmy

 Jimmy has secretly sent them the money for 17 years because he feels a sense of guilt over killing Just Ray.
23. Did Dave Boyle actually murder anyone?

Answer: Yes

I'm not going to say who just in case you haven't read the book or seen the movie I don't want to spoil anything for you.
24. How many people do we know Jimmy has killed by the end of the book?

Answer: Two

 We know he killed Just Ray and we know he kills someone near the end of the story too.
25. The book doesn't have a happy ending but one good thing does occur at the end. What is it?

Answer: Sean and Lauren reunite

 Sean finally calls Lauren and they talk. At the parade at the end of the book they are together with their daughter.
Source: Author hungreee

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