- 1. Who wrote the novel 'Mildred Pierce'?
A) James M. Cain
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Agatha Christie
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 2. In which decade is the story of 'Mildred Pierce' set?
A) 1920s
B) 1950s
C) 1940s
D) 1930s
- 3. Who played the role of Mildred Pierce in the 1945 film adaptation?
A) Joan Crawford
B) Ingrid Bergman
C) Bette Davis
D) Katharine Hepburn
- 4. What is the name of Mildred Pierce's spoiled daughter?
A) Veda
B) Evelyn
C) Margo
D) Madeline
- 5. Which city is the setting for much of the story in 'Mildred Pierce'?
A) San Francisco
B) Los Angeles
C) Chicago
D) New York
- 6. Who directed the 2011 television miniseries adaptation of 'Mildred Pierce'?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Martin Scorsese
C) David Fincher
D) Todd Haynes
- 7. In the story, who is Mildred Pierce's first husband?
A) Ed
B) Bert
C) Sam
D) Frank
- 8. What is the name of Mildred's close friend who also works with her at the restaurant?
A) Vera
B) Magda
C) Lucy
D) Ida
- 9. What is the title of the 1941 film starring Jack Carson that features a character named Veda?
A) Citizen Kane
B) Mildred Pierce
C) The Maltese Falcon
D) Double Indemnity
- 10. What is the name of Mildred's business partner in the restaurant venture?
A) Monte Beragon
B) Ted Forrester
C) Wally Fay
D) Bert
- 11. Who is the director of the original 1945 film adaptation of 'Mildred Pierce'?
A) Michael Curtiz
B) Billy Wilder
C) Orson Welles
D) Alfred Hitchcock
- 12. What type of business does Mildred open to support her family?
A) Restaurant
B) Bookstore
C) Barbershop
D) Clothing boutique
- 13. At the start of the story, what is Mildred's marital status?
A) Married
B) Single
C) Divorced
D) Widowed
- 14. What is the name of the restaurant that Mildred opens?
A) The Blue Plate
B) Pierce Place
C) Mildred's
D) The Golden Fork
- 15. Which character becomes involved in an affair with Mildred in the story?
A) Veda
B) Ida
C) Monty
D) Bert
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