Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Why couldn't Al and Max have the food they wanted?
The restaurant wasn't open.
The cook was sick.
There wasn't any of that food left.
It wasn't dinner time.
What was unusual about how Al and Max looked?
One was a very large man and the other was very small.
They liked to joke a lot and call people names.
The clothes they wore looked exactly the same.
They were both wearing sunglasses even though it was getting dark outside.
When Al asked "Got anything to drink?", George answered "Silver Beer, Bevo, soda.” Why did Al then say “I mean you got anything to drink?”
He did not think that George heard the first question.
He did not understand George's answer.
He wanted a different kind of drink.
He wanted George to have a drink with them.
After saying that George was stupid, Al turned to Nick and asked: “What’s your name?” When Nick answered "Adams," Al said to Max "Another bright boy." What did he mean here?
That Nick was not very clever.
That Nick looked very intelligent.
That Nick was wearing colorful clothes.
That Nick was sitting in a well-lighted place.
Why did Al and Max say that they wanted to kill Ole Anderson?
Their boss had lost a lot of money because of Andersen.
Anderson was working for an enemy of their boss.
One of their friends had been killed by Andersen in a fight.
They were doing something nice for a friend.
When George asked what Al and Max were going to do with them after they killed Ole Anderson, Max answered: “That’ll depend. That’s one of those things you never know at the time.” What did this mean?
That they would not hurt them if they were successful in killing Ole Anderson.
That they would not hurt them as long as they did not cause any problems.
That they had not decided at the time.
That they would let them go if Ole Anderson did not come at his usual time.
Why didn't Ole Anderson go to the restaurant at 6.00 that day as usual?
He had been lying in bed sick all day.
He knew that the two men would be there.
He could not make his mind up to go out.
He was getting ready to run away to another city.
What do Mrs Bell, George and the two killers have in common?
All of them know Ole Anderson.
They are all working for another person.
None of them like Ole Anderson.
They all want to find Ole Anderson.
The main subject that is discussed or described in a piece of writing is called its "Theme". One of the themes of The Killers is men and the qualities associated with being a man (masculinity). Which of the main characters shows the least masculinity in the story?
Nick.
George.
The cook.
Ole Anderson.
Why does Nick decide to leave the town?
He is scared that Al and Max will come back.
He doesn't want to see Ole Anderson die.
The events of the night have changed his view of life.