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Quotes from "Night Shift" Quiz for Experts | Stephen King

"Night Shift" was King's first published story collection. Each story contains the aura and essence that has made Stephen King one of today's greatest authors. Let's see if you can tell which story is which, just by reading a single passage. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by ripple09. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ripple09

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,414

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Avg Score
11 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. "The taller, the better. Healthy soil, that's what you got there, by Circe. That's what I always say." Hint

Quitter's Inc.

Strawberry Spring

I Know What You Need

The Lawnmower Man

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Question 2 of 15

2. (From the pocket journal of Calvin McCann, Oct. 23, '50)
"He is stronger to-day; we talked briefly of the 'apparitions' in the cellar; agreed they were neither hallucinations or of an 'ectoplasmic' origin, but real." Hint

One for the Road

Jerusalem's Lot

'Salem's Lot

Graveyard Shift

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Question 3 of 15

3. "Springheel Jack...". Hint

The Mangler

Strawberry Spring

Children of the Corn

The Mist

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Question 4 of 15

4. "Did you look in the closet?" Hint

The Boogeyman

Gray Matter

The Woman in the Room

1408

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Question 5 of 15

5. 'Hey kids! Special in this Vietnam Footlocker!' Hint

Hearts in Atlantis

Battleground

Trucks

Sometimes They Come Back

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Question 6 of 15

6. "You're wasting time," I said. "It takes it out of the ankles." Hint

Graveyard Shift

The Ledge

Quitter's Inc.

One for the Road

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Question 7 of 15

7. "And what happens if I go over one-eighty-two?" Hint

Quitter's Inc.

I Know What You Need

Children of the Corn

The Man Who Loved Flowers

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Question 8 of 15

8. "There is a perfect circle of twelve golden eyes on my chest." Hint

I Am the Doorway

Sometimes They Come Back

Gray Matter

The Mangler

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Question 9 of 15

9. "Which of you is Adam and Eve? Who are the mothers? Who are the daughters? Fathers? Sons?" Hint

One for the Road

Graveyard Shift

Children of the Corn

Night Surf

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Question 10 of 15

10. "It was trying to pull itself out of the concrete, like a dinosaur trying to escape a tar pit." Hint

The Last Rung on the Ladder

Gray Matter

Trucks

The Mangler

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Question 11 of 15

11. "They're gnawing into the hose. When they get through it, we'll never get back." Hint

The Man Who Loved Flowers

Graveyard Shift

Night Surf

Beachworld

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Question 12 of 15

12. "I wish I could believe there are people in them." Hint

The Night Flier

I Know What You Need

Trucks

Sometimes They Come Back

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Question 13 of 15

13. "Needles has got A6." Hint

The Woman in the Room

Night Surf

One for the Road

Suffer the Little Children

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Question 14 of 15

14. "Pick me up, mister," she said softly. "I want to give you a kiss. Then you can take me to my mommy." Hint

The Last Rung on the Ladder

Sneakers

Sometimes They Come Back

One for the Road

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Question 15 of 15

15. "She was the one who always knew the hay would be there." Hint

The Woman in the Room

The Last Rung on the Ladder

Riding the Bullet

The Man Who Loved Flowers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "The taller, the better. Healthy soil, that's what you got there, by Circe. That's what I always say."

Answer: The Lawnmower Man

This was said by the servant of the god, Pan. He was hired to cut the grass, but he ended up doing something much different.
The movie by the same name was so different from the story that King filed a lawsuit to remove his name from the title, and he won.

2. (From the pocket journal of Calvin McCann, Oct. 23, '50) "He is stronger to-day; we talked briefly of the 'apparitions' in the cellar; agreed they were neither hallucinations or of an 'ectoplasmic' origin, but real."

Answer: Jerusalem's Lot

The setting for this story is, most likely, the small town that will evetually become the ill-fated village of 'Salem's Lot, the focus of one of King's earlier works.

3. "Springheel Jack...".

Answer: Strawberry Spring

This is one of the many short stories by King that inserts a complete twist at the end, leaving you asking questions.

4. "Did you look in the closet?"

Answer: The Boogeyman

This story is most likely inspired by the story by H.P. Lovecraft, entitled "The Whisperer in the Darkness."

5. 'Hey kids! Special in this Vietnam Footlocker!'

Answer: Battleground

This story was featured in the TNT miniseries, "Nightmares and Dreamscapes." It was the only segment that contained no dialogue.

6. "You're wasting time," I said. "It takes it out of the ankles."

Answer: The Ledge

This story was one of the sequences in Stephen King's movie, "Cat's Eye."

7. "And what happens if I go over one-eighty-two?"

Answer: Quitter's Inc.

This story is also a part of the movie, "Cat's Eye."

8. "There is a perfect circle of twelve golden eyes on my chest."

Answer: I Am the Doorway

King's wide readings of books by Ray Bradbury probably helped create this interplanetary story.

9. "Which of you is Adam and Eve? Who are the mothers? Who are the daughters? Fathers? Sons?"

Answer: Children of the Corn

A movie of this story was released in 1984, followed by six less-than-influential sequels.

10. "It was trying to pull itself out of the concrete, like a dinosaur trying to escape a tar pit."

Answer: The Mangler

This story was adapted into three movies, with only the first one closely resembling the original text. Stephen King worked at an industrial laundromat when he was younger, which most likely contributed to the main setting of the tale.

11. "They're gnawing into the hose. When they get through it, we'll never get back."

Answer: Graveyard Shift

In the film version of the story, the mill where the characters work at is named "Bachman Mills," taken from King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman.

12. "I wish I could believe there are people in them."

Answer: Trucks

Two film adaptations were inspired by this story, one with the same name, and one entitled "Maximum Overdrive."

13. "Needles has got A6."

Answer: Night Surf

King's fans commonly refer to this story as a branch of the much larger novel, "The Stand."

14. "Pick me up, mister," she said softly. "I want to give you a kiss. Then you can take me to my mommy."

Answer: One for the Road

This story takes place after the events explained in King's novel, "Salem's Lot." On the outskirts of the deserted town, some of its former inhabitants try to repopulate by catching unaware tourists.

15. "She was the one who always knew the hay would be there."

Answer: The Last Rung on the Ladder

This story compares to stories such as "The Body" and "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," where it contains no instances of horror or science-fiction, unlike many of King's famous works.

Source: Author ripple09

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