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