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