Perks of Being a Wallflower Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Who wrote the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
Stephen Chbosky
John Green
J. D. Salinger
Jay Asher
2. Who tells Charlie, “We accept the love we think we deserve”?
Patrick
Sam
Bill
Charlie’s father
3. How is most of the novel’s story presented to the reader?
As entries in Charlie’s private diary
As a screenplay written by Charlie
Through a third-person narrator following several students
As letters Charlie sends to an unnamed friend
4. When Patrick is attacked in the school cafeteria, how does Charlie respond?
He gets Bill and waits outside the cafeteria
He physically intervenes to defend Patrick
He leaves because Patrick asks him not to interfere
He persuades Brad to stop the fight without joining it
5. In and around which city does the story take place?
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Philadelphia
6. Which friend does Charlie help study for the SATs?
Alice
Charlie’s sister, Candace
Mary Elizabeth
Sam
7. A teacher notices Charlie’s ability and gives him extra books and essays outside the regular coursework. Who is this teacher?
Mr. Callahan
Charlie’s guidance counselor
Mr. Anderson
Bill
8. During a party game, Charlie is told to kiss the prettiest girl in the room. What does he do that upsets his friends?
He kisses Sam instead of Mary Elizabeth
He kisses Mary Elizabeth and then mocks the game
He refuses to choose anyone and leaves
He reveals Patrick and Brad’s secret
9. Charlie attends a football game while still feeling isolated at his new school. Who welcomes him and then introduces him to Sam?
Bob
Mary Elizabeth
Patrick
Bill
10. While riding through the tunnel with his friends, Charlie uses which word to describe how he feels?
Infinite
Invisible
Ordinary
Invincible
11. One friend observes that Charlie notices things, stays quiet, and understands people. Who calls Charlie a “wallflower”?
Sam
Patrick
Bill
Mary Elizabeth
12. Who asks Charlie to the Sadie Hawkins dance and later begins dating him?
Alice
Sam
Mary Elizabeth
Candace
13. Which production regularly brings Charlie’s new group of friends together as performers and audience members?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
West Side Story
The Phantom of the Opera
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
14. Who directed the 2012 film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower?
John Hughes
Stephen Chbosky
Cameron Crowe
Richard Linklater
15. Near the story’s conclusion, Charlie reflects on how he wants to approach life differently. What does he resolve to do?
Focus only on becoming a published writer
Leave Pittsburgh immediately and avoid his old memories
Participate in life rather than only observe it
End his friendships so everyone can move forward
16. Why is Patrick’s relationship with Brad kept hidden?
Brad fears others discovering his sexuality, especially his father
Brad is planning to leave Pittsburgh and avoids commitment
Patrick is publicly dating someone else at school
Sam asks them to avoid creating tension in the group