Q 01/05

Who wrote the 1974 novel Carrie?

A) Ira Levin

B) Dean Koontz

C) Stephen King

D) Peter Straub

Answer · why

C) Stephen King

It was his first published novel, though he already had five unpublished ones in a drawer.

Q 02/05

In which fictional Maine town is Carrie set?

A) Derry

B) Chamberlain

C) Castle Rock

D) Jerusalem's Lot

Answer · why

B) Chamberlain

The town is left financially and emotionally shattered after the 'Black Prom'.

Q 03/05

What is Carrie's full first name in the novel?

A) Carietta

B) Carissa

C) Caroline

D) Carrington

Answer · why

A) Carietta

She is 16 and ridiculed for her weight, her clothes and her mother's religion.

Q 04/05

What is the name of Carrie's religiously fanatical mother?

A) Martha

B) Miriam

C) Margaret

D) Mildred

Answer · why

C) Margaret

She locks Carrie in a closet as punishment for the 'sin' of menstruating.

Q 05/05

What supernatural ability does Carrie possess?

A) Pyrokinesis

B) Telepathy

C) Precognition

D) Telekinesis

Answer · why

D) Telekinesis

King was partly inspired by a Life magazine article on the subject.