Still See You Everywhere Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Frankie Elkin Thriller
About This Quiz
This 20-question quiz covers the full scope of Still See You Everywhere, the third book in Lisa Gardner’s Frankie Elkin series. Questions are divided into four sections: Plot and Sequence (8 questions), Character Motivation (5 questions), Theme and Symbol (4 questions), and Synthesis (3 questions). Formats include multiple-choice and short-answer. Use the answer key at the bottom to check your responses. For deeper analysis, visit the book summary page or the ending explained.
Plot and Sequence Questions
1. (Multiple-choice) Why does Frankie Elkin first visit Kaylee “Keahi” Pierson on death row?
A) To interview her for a true-crime podcast
B) To deliver a letter from her missing sister
C) To offer her services as a missing-person investigator after a cryptic summons
D) To confront her about a past case
2. (Multiple-choice) What happens to the camp’s communication tower before MacManus’s arrival?
A) It is destroyed by a hurricane
B) The battery is drained by a saboteur
C) It is taken down by a falling coconut crab
D) Vaughn orders it removed for security
3. (Multiple-choice) While exploring the island with Ronin, Frankie discovers human remains. What detail marks the body as modern rather than historic?
A) A rusted musket ball
B) A red sequined flower on the skull
C) A leather boot with metal buckles
D) A wooden cross necklace
4. (Short-answer) After Keahi Pierson escapes prison, which corrections officer is reported to have helped her?
5. (Multiple-choice) Who shoots Captain Marilee during the evacuation attempt?
A) Elias Jackson
B) Charlie the FBI agent
C) First Officer Brent
D) Vaughn Austin
6. (Multiple-choice) Frankie and Vaughn discover that the person who orchestrated the attacks on the atoll is:
A) MacManus’s bodyguard Elias
B) The FBI agent Charlie
C) Leilani Pierson
D) Aolani Akamai
7. (Multiple-choice) How does Keahi Pierson die?
A) She is shot by Elias during the siege
B) She is killed by Leilani, who then shoots herself
C) She is executed by lethal injection in Texas
D) She drowns while trying to escape the atoll
8. (Short-answer) What is the name of the childhood pet that appears as a code word in notes between Keahi and Leilani?
Character Motivation Questions
9. (Multiple-choice) Why does Keahi Pierson initially refuse to feel remorse for her murders?
A) She believes her victims deserved death for harming women
B) She feels empty and uses killing to fill a void left by her sister’s disappearance
C) She is brainwashed by a cult
D) She claims to have blackouts and does not remember
10. (Multiple-choice) Frankie agrees to take on the case despite her reluctance because:
A) She is offered a large financial reward
B) She feels drawn to save a “living forgotten child”
C) She is blackmailed by Victoria Twanow
D) She wants to prove her skills to the FBI
11. (Multiple-choice) Why does Vaughn Austin stay on the atoll even after the evacuation order?
A) He wants to protect MacManus’s investment
B) He feels responsible for the crew and suspects sabotage
C) He is secretly working for Keahi
D) He has a romantic interest in Ann
12. (Multiple-choice) Leilani Pierson’s primary motive for helping Keahi escape and attacking MacManus is:
A) To inherit MacManus’s fortune and end his control over her
B) To reunite with her biological mother
C) To expose human trafficking on the atoll
D) To frame Charlie for murder
13. (Short-answer) What personal loss from Frankie’s past haunts her during the mission, as revealed in Chapter 28?
Theme and Symbol Questions
14. (Multiple-choice) The “coconut crabs” that appear throughout the novel symbolize:
A) The resourcefulness of island life
B) The hidden predatory nature of the island and its inhabitants
C) The fragility of the ecosystem
D) Frankie’s craving for alcohol
15. (Multiple-choice) The white terns (Manu-o-Kū) represent:
A) The destructive impact of development
B) A fleeting sense of wonder and innocence amid darkness
C) The connection between seabirds and coral reefs
D) The ghost of Frankie’s ex-husband Paul
16. (Short-answer) The “silent forest” described by ornithologist Emi refers to what ecological loss?
17. (Multiple-choice) Which object serves as a symbol of Keahi’s unresolved grief for her sister?
A) The framed photo of Lea at MacManus’s lodge
B) The baby food jars containing teeth
C) The red containers of fuel near the dock
D) The wolf spider in Frankie’s cabin
Synthesis Questions
18. (Short-answer) How does Frankie’s role as a “rolling stone” who avoids staying in one place connect to the novel’s ending?
19. (Multiple-choice) The novel’s title Still See You Everywhere most directly reflects which character’s experience?
A) Frankie’s guilt over Paul’s death
B) Keahi’s haunting memories of her missing sister
C) Leilani’s fear of MacManus
D) Vaughn’s regret over past projects
20. (Short-answer) Compare the cycles of violence in Keahi’s family (father, mother, Keahi, Leilani) with Frankie’s own family history of addiction. What key difference does Frankie’s recovery represent?
Answer Key with Explanations
| # | Answer | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C) To offer her services… after a cryptic summons | The prologue and Chapter 1 show Frankie being summoned by lawyer Victoria Twanow to meet Keahi, who requests her help finding her missing sister. |
| 2 | B) The battery is drained by a saboteur | In Chapter 27, Frankie deduces that someone disabled the comm tower battery; it is later revealed as part of Leilani’s plan. |
| 3 | B) A red sequined flower on the skull | Chapter 12 describes the skull with “long dark hair and a red sequined flower,” indicating modern remains. |
| 4 | Joe Lacchei | Chapter 25 reports that corrections officer Joe Lacchei aided Keahi’s escape. |
| 5 | C) First Officer Brent | In Chapter 29, Brent steals Captain Marilee’s pistol and shoots her. |
| 6 | C) Leilani Pierson | Chapter 37 confirms Leilani is the inside orchestrator, helped by Brent, using Keahi as a weapon. |
| 7 | B) She is killed by Leilani… | Chapter 39 ends with Leilani shooting Keahi in the head after a confrontation, then herself. |
| 8 | Noodles | The cat named Noodles appears as a childhood signal; see Chapter 16 (note behind nightstand) and Chapter 38 (explanation). |
| 9 | B) She feels empty… | In the prologue, Keahi describes a “yawning hole” after her sister’s disappearance; killing fills the void. |
| 10 | B) She feels drawn to save a “living forgotten child” | Chapter 2 shows Frankie reluctantly agreeing because Lea is a child who can still be saved. |
| 11 | B) He feels responsible… and suspects sabotage | Vaughn stays because he believes someone sabotaged the camp (Chapter 18) and wants to protect the crew. |
| 12 | A) To inherit MacManus’s fortune… | Chapter 33 reveals Leilani is MacManus’s sole heir; later chapters show her manipulating events to eliminate him. |
| 13 | The death of her ex-husband Paul | In Chapter 28’s extended reflection, Frankie recounts Paul dying in her arms after he came to help her. |
| 14 | B) The hidden predatory nature… | Chapter 36 describes coconut crabs as “every nightmare”; they mirror the lurking danger on the island. |
| 15 | B) A fleeting sense of wonder… | Chapter 11 has Frankie feeling “like every happy dream” while watching white terns, contrasting with the dark mission. |
| 16 | The absence of bird calls due to habitat destruction | In Chapter 17, ornithologist Emi explains that deforestation leads to a “silent forest” when birds disappear. |
| 17 | A) The framed photo of Lea… | In Chapter 15, Frankie sees three photos in MacManus’s lodge; Keahi’s grief is tied to Lea’s absence, not objects. (Correct answer: The baby food jars in the prologue represent Keahi’s collection of victims’ teeth, but the symbol of her grief is her enduring love for her sister. Among the choices, Keahi’s monologue “I still see you everywhere” is most directly linked to her sister’s memory. However, the object that best represents her grief is the photo of Lea—but the prologue also mentions jars. Given the options, the framed photo is the tangible symbol. To avoid ambiguity, the intended answer is the photo because it physically appears in the story and Keahi never sees her sister’s photo. Re-check: In Chapter 15, Frankie finds three photos, one of which includes Lea at a party. The baby food jars in the prologue are a symbol of her kills, not directly of her grief for Lea. So the photo is the best fit.) |
| 18 | Frankie’s acceptance of her transient life as enough | In Chapter 40, Frankie tells Vaughn she is “just me” and she is enough; she agrees to spend time in Hawaii but acknowledges she will eventually move on. |
| 19 | B) Keahi’s haunting memories… | The prologue repeatedly states “I still see you everywhere” referring to her lost sister; the title is drawn from that refrain. |
| 20 | Frankie’s recovery offers a path of self-awareness and healing | Keahi’s cycle ends in death; Leilani repeats violence. Frankie, though a recovering alcoholic, chooses connection and sobriety, breaking the pattern for herself. |
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