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Quiz about The Long Walk by Stephen King

"The Long Walk" by Stephen King Quiz

"The Long Walk" is one of my top five favorite SK stories. I think its fascinating in so many ways and I love the characters in it. Here's 15 questions about it.

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

Author
hungreee

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,245

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
3367

Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (15/15), Reddie06 (15/15), Guest 172 (11/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. How old is Ray? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is the first person Ray meets when he gets to the starting center? Hint

Gary Barkovitch

Hank Olson

Pete McVries

Art Baker

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Question 3 of 15

3. What number is Ray? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. What state is Ray from? Hint

New Hampshire

Maine

Vermont

Massachusetts

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of Ray's girlfriend who he hopes to see along the way? Hint

Ann

Jan

Pam

Joy

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who is the first person to draw a warning? Hint

Garraty

Stebbins

Barkovitch

Olson

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many warnings can you draw before being shot? Hint

two

three

four

five

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Question 8 of 15

8. How long does it take to walk off a warning? Hint

one and half hours

a half hour

one hour

two hours

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Question 9 of 15

9. What do they call it when someone gets shot? Hint

getting a bullet

taking a dive

buying some time

buying a ticket

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who gets pneumonia during the walk? Hint

Pearson

McVries

Abraham

Scramm

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who is Stebbin's father?

Answer: (Two Words--exactly as he's always referred to in the story.)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who are the last four people walking? Hint

McVries, Garraty, Stebbins and Baker

Stebbins, Garraty, McVries, and Abraham

Garraty, Stebbins, Barkovitch, and Abraham

McVries, Baker, Garraty, and Abraham

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Question 13 of 15

13. Where are they when the walk finally ends? Hint

forty miles from New York

forty miles from Boston

forty miles from Montpelier

forty miles from Orono

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Question 14 of 15

14. How many boys begin the walk? Hint

125

150

100

200

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Question 15 of 15

15. How many boys are left when the walk ends?

Answer: (One Word)

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Oct 31 2024 : Guest 174: 15/15
Oct 27 2024 : Reddie06: 15/15
Oct 16 2024 : Guest 172: 11/15
Oct 14 2024 : Guest 175: 15/15
Sep 26 2024 : Guest 63: 15/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old is Ray?

Answer: 16

Ray is 16 years old when he enters the Long Walk.

2. Who is the first person Ray meets when he gets to the starting center?

Answer: Pete McVries

Ray meets Pete first and they become close friends over the course of the walk.

3. What number is Ray?

Answer: 47

Ray is 47, Stebbins is 88, Olson is 70, and Pete is 61.

4. What state is Ray from?

Answer: Maine

Garraty is 'Maine's Own'...he's from Pownal Maine.

5. What is the name of Ray's girlfriend who he hopes to see along the way?

Answer: Jan

Jan is his girlfriend and he loves her...he thinks about her while he's walking and hopes he gets to see her again.

6. Who is the first person to draw a warning?

Answer: Stebbins

Stebbins draws a warning as soon as they cross the starting line. Ray thinks he's going to watch him get shot right there...but of course that doesn't happen.

7. How many warnings can you draw before being shot?

Answer: three

They get three warnings and then if they fall below speed while walking with three they are shot without warning.

8. How long does it take to walk off a warning?

Answer: one hour

If you get a warning it takes one hour to walk it off.

9. What do they call it when someone gets shot?

Answer: buying a ticket

They say you bought a ticket or are buying a ticket.

10. Who gets pneumonia during the walk?

Answer: Scramm

Scramm gets a cold and then before you know it he's got pneumonia...Scramm is also notable because he's married.

11. Who is Stebbin's father?

Answer: The Major

It comes as a great shock that The Major is Stebbin's father.

12. Who are the last four people walking?

Answer: McVries, Garraty, Stebbins and Baker

It comes down to just Garraty, Stebbins, McVries and Baker. Baker goes down first, then McVries. Garraty and Stebbins are left and Garraty is convinced Stebbins cannot be beat.

13. Where are they when the walk finally ends?

Answer: forty miles from Boston

They were forty miles from Boston. They'd walked south from the Maine-Canadian border and had made it almost to Boston when the walk finally ended.

14. How many boys begin the walk?

Answer: 100

There are 100 walkers. The Major draws 200 names from the pool...100 will be walkers and 100 will be back-ups.

15. How many boys are left when the walk ends?

Answer: one

The last boy alive wins the walk.

Source: Author hungreee

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