diff --git a/libcst/_nodes/expression.py b/libcst/_nodes/expression.py
index 89a9d806b..1a90a5578 100644
--- a/libcst/_nodes/expression.py
+++ b/libcst/_nodes/expression.py
@@ -656,14 +656,20 @@ def quote(self) -> StringQuoteLiteral:
         if len(quote) == 2:
             # Let's assume this is an empty string.
             quote = quote[:1]
-        elif len(quote) == 6:
-            # Let's assume this is an empty triple-quoted string.
+        elif 3 < len(quote) <= 6:
+            # Let's assume this can be one of the following:
+            # >>> """"foo"""
+            # '"foo'
+            # >>> """""bar"""
+            # '""bar'
+            # >>> """"""
+            # ''
             quote = quote[:3]
 
         if len(quote) not in {1, 3}:
             # We shouldn't get here due to construction validation logic,
             # but handle the case anyway.
-            raise Exception("Invalid string {self.value}")
+            raise Exception(f"Invalid string {self.value}")
 
         # pyre-ignore We know via the above validation that we will only
         # ever return one of the four string literals.
diff --git a/libcst/_nodes/tests/test_simple_string.py b/libcst/_nodes/tests/test_simple_string.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae020bd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcst/_nodes/tests/test_simple_string.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import unittest
+import libcst as cst
+
+
+class TestSimpleString(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_quote(self) -> None:
+        test_cases = [
+            ('"a"', '"'),
+            ("'b'", "'"),
+
+            ('""', '"'),
+            ("''", "'"),
+
+            ('"""c"""', '"""'),
+            ("'''d'''", "'''"),
+
+            ('""""e"""', '"""'),
+            ("''''f'''", "'''"),
+
+            ('"""""g"""', '"""'),
+            ("'''''h'''", "'''"),
+
+            ('""""""', '"""'),
+            ("''''''", "'''"),
+        ]
+
+        for s, expected_quote in test_cases:
+            simple_string = cst.SimpleString(s)
+            actual = simple_string.quote
+            self.assertEqual(expected_quote, actual)