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Fear and Paranoia: The Psychological Horror of Isolation

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In the novel 'The Shining', what is the name of the isolated hotel where Jack Torrance becomes the caretaker?

  1. The Overlook Hotel

  2. The Bates Motel

  3. The Grand Budapest Hotel

  4. The Plaza Hotel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Overlook Hotel is the isolated hotel in Colorado where Jack Torrance becomes the caretaker and experiences supernatural phenomena.

In the movie 'Cast Away', what is the name of the island where Chuck Noland is stranded?

  1. Isla Nublar

  2. Isla Sorna

  3. Isla de Muerta

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chuck Noland is stranded on an uncharted island in the South Pacific, not on any of the islands mentioned in the options.

In the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart', what is the narrator's motive for killing the old man?

  1. The old man's evil eye

  2. The old man's wealth

  3. The old man's snoring

  4. The old man's madness


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart' kills the old man because he is driven to madness by the old man's evil eye.

In the movie 'The Lighthouse', what is the name of the isolated lighthouse where Ephraim Winslow and Thomas Wake are stationed?

  1. The Eddystone Lighthouse

  2. The Bell Rock Lighthouse

  3. The Wolf Rock Lighthouse

  4. The Trinity House Lighthouse


Correct Option:
Explanation:

The lighthouse in 'The Lighthouse' is never given a specific name.

In the novel 'The Haunting of Hill House', what is the name of the isolated mansion where a group of people are invited to participate in a paranormal investigation?

  1. Hill House

  2. Baskerville Hall

  3. Thornfield Hall

  4. Pemberley House


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hill House is the isolated mansion in Massachusetts where a group of people are invited to participate in a paranormal investigation.

In the movie 'Room', what is the name of the young woman who is held captive in a small room with her son?

  1. Joy Newsome

  2. Ma

  3. Rose Armitage

  4. Bethany Hamilton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Joy Newsome is the young woman who is held captive in a small room with her son in the movie 'Room'.

In the novel 'The Yellow Wallpaper', what is the name of the young woman who is confined to a room with yellow wallpaper?

  1. Jane Eyre

  2. Elizabeth Bennet

  3. Emma Woodhouse

  4. Charlotte Perkins Gilman


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Charlotte Perkins Gilman is the author of the novel 'The Yellow Wallpaper', and she also wrote it from her own experience of being confined to a room with yellow wallpaper.

In the movie 'The Witch', what is the name of the family who is banished from their Puritan community and forced to live in the wilderness?

  1. The Perrins

  2. The Murphys

  3. The Williamses

  4. The Johnsons


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Perrins are the family who is banished from their Puritan community and forced to live in the wilderness in the movie 'The Witch'.

In the novel 'The Hunger Games', what is the name of the isolated arena where the annual Hunger Games take place?

  1. The Capitol

  2. The Arena

  3. The Panem

  4. The Districts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Arena is the isolated arena where the annual Hunger Games take place.

In the movie 'The Babadook', what is the name of the young boy who is haunted by a mysterious creature?

  1. Samuel

  2. Daniel

  3. Joshua

  4. Elijah


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samuel is the young boy who is haunted by a mysterious creature in the movie 'The Babadook'.

In the novel 'The Lord of the Flies', what is the name of the isolated island where a group of schoolboys are stranded after a plane crash?

  1. Lord of the Flies

  2. Coral Island

  3. Treasure Island

  4. Robinson Crusoe


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord of the Flies is the name of the isolated island where a group of schoolboys are stranded after a plane crash.

In the movie 'Annihilation', what is the name of the mysterious quarantined zone where a group of scientists are sent to investigate?

  1. The Shimmer

  2. The Zone

  3. The Anomaly

  4. The Quarantine Zone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Shimmer is the name of the mysterious quarantined zone where a group of scientists are sent to investigate in the movie 'Annihilation'.

In the novel 'The Stand', what is the name of the isolated town where a group of survivors seek refuge after a deadly pandemic?

  1. Boulder

  2. Las Vegas

  3. New York City

  4. Los Angeles


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Boulder is the name of the isolated town where a group of survivors seek refuge after a deadly pandemic in the novel 'The Stand'.

In the movie '28 Days Later', what is the name of the isolated house where a group of survivors take refuge after a zombie outbreak?

  1. The Farm

  2. The Manor

  3. The Cottage

  4. The Lodge


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Farm is the name of the isolated house where a group of survivors take refuge after a zombie outbreak in the movie '28 Days Later'.

In the novel 'The Girl with All the Gifts', what is the name of the isolated school where a group of children who are immune to a zombie virus are kept?

  1. The School

  2. The Asylum

  3. The Hospital

  4. The Prison


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The School is the name of the isolated school where a group of children who are immune to a zombie virus are kept in the novel 'The Girl with All the Gifts'.

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