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Needful Things Multiple Choice Quiz | 10 Questions

Here are a few questions about the Stephen King novel "Needful Things".

A multiple-choice quiz by ilovelucy4ever. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ilovelucy4ever

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,890

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the shop-keeper who ran Needful Things?

Answer: (First and last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the owner of "You Sew and Sew"? Hint

Annie

Pauline

Shiela

Polly

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose needful thing was a pair of sunglasses? Hint

Myra Evans

Cora Rusk

Wilma Jerzyck

Myrtle Keeton

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Question 4 of 10

4. What nickname did Danforth Keeton hate to be called by? Hint

Danny

Buster

Danny-boy

Bud

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who threw mud at Wilma Jerzyck's sheets? Hint

Norris Ridgewick

Hugh Priest

Brian Rusk

Nettie Cobb

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which character was NOT murdered in the book? Hint

Albion Cobb

Myrtle Keeton

Nettie Cobb

Sally Ratcliffe

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Question 7 of 10

7. What color was Mr. Gaunt's "Tucker Talisman"? Hint

Black

Yellow

Red

Silver

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the one person in Castle Rock that Mr. Gaunt avoided? Hint

Norris Ridgewick

Henry Payton

Ace Merril

Alan Pangborn

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of Nettie Cobb's dog? Hint

Courage

Champ

Raider

Killer

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the book, a narrator told of a new store that was getting ready to open in a town called Junction City. What was the name of this store? Hint

Blessed Gifts

Answered Prayers

Needful Things

Gaunt's Gifts

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the shop-keeper who ran Needful Things?

Answer: Leland Gaunt

Gaunt turned out to not be a man at all, but a demon. This book emphasized the deceptive nature of demons with Gaunt's hypnotic way of dealing with people and with the fact that the needful things turned out to be just old junk in reality.

2. What was the name of the owner of "You Sew and Sew"?

Answer: Polly

Polly was the first person in Castle Rock to get rid of her needful thing of her own free will.

3. Whose needful thing was a pair of sunglasses?

Answer: Cora Rusk

Myra had a picture of Elvis, Myrtle had a doll, and Wilma just had her natural meanness.

4. What nickname did Danforth Keeton hate to be called by?

Answer: Buster

This was a nickname that Danforth picked up when he was younger and couldn't stand to be called as he got older. It was when his wife called him by this name that he snapped and killed her.

5. Who threw mud at Wilma Jerzyck's sheets?

Answer: Brian Rusk

This was the trick Brian had to play to pay Mr. Gaunt for his Sandy Koufax baseball card.

6. Which character was NOT murdered in the book?

Answer: Sally Ratcliffe

While the other three were murdered, Sally hanged herself.

7. What color was Mr. Gaunt's "Tucker Talisman"?

Answer: Yellow

Mr. Gaunt was the only "person" to own this kind of car.

8. Who was the one person in Castle Rock that Mr. Gaunt avoided?

Answer: Alan Pangborn

Sherrif Alan Pangborn was the only person in town who made Mr. Gaunt uncomfortable.

9. What was the name of Nettie Cobb's dog?

Answer: Raider

Raider was killed by Hugh Priest at Gaunt's command and Nettie was made to think that Wilma Jerzyck had done it.

10. At the end of the book, a narrator told of a new store that was getting ready to open in a town called Junction City. What was the name of this store?

Answer: Answered Prayers

It was implied that Leland Gaunt was the shop-keeper of this new store.

Source: Author ilovelucy4ever

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