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Chinatown

Roman Polanski

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1. In which decade is the movie set?

(A) 1900s

(B) 1930s

(D) 1970s

2. How much of the movie is actually set in Chinatown?

(A) Only the last scene

(B) Only the last half

(D) Only the scene where Jake's nose gets sliced

3. When is Jake's life first put at risk?

(A) When his nose is sliced

(B) When he accuses Yelburton

(D) When he nearly drowns in the run-off channel

4. What was Claude Mulvihill's former profession?

(A) Police officer

(B) Sheriff

(D) Private investigator

5. What city project does Hollis Mulwray firmly oppose?

(A) An aqueduct

(B) A topless bar

(D) A new power generator

6. How do Jake and Lieutenant Escobar know each other?

(A) They were both cops in Chinatown

(B) Escobar asked for Jake's help on a case

(D) Jake helped Escobar with his divorce

7. What does Evelyn Mulwray first do when she meets Jake?

(A) Kisses him

(B) Hires him

(D) Threatens to sue him

8. Why does Jake jump into the run-off channel?

(A) He thinks he sees a clue

(B) To hide from Mulvihill

(D) He doesn't jump—he is pushed

9. How did Hollis Mulwray and Noah Cross know each other?

(A) They were political rivals

(B) They were former business partners

(D) They had never met before

10. What does Jake find in the Mulwrays' pool?

(A) Swimming trunks

(B) An earring

(D) A pair of glasses

11. Why does Jake's nose get sliced?

(A) Because he is being nosy

(B) Because he insults someone

(D) To avenge the girl in Chinatown

12. What are the police traditionally told in Chinatown?

(A) That no one is safe from the law

(B) Bribes are a cop's best friend

(D) To avoid eating at Lucky Chow's

13. What is the true purpose of the water diversion?

(A) To water orange trees in the valley

(B) To create an artificial drought

(D) To starve birds to death

14. What is the fake MrsMulwray's real profession?

(A) Waitress

(B) Call girl

(D) Secretary

15. What is found in Hollis Mulwray's lungs?

(A) Salt water

(B) Blood

(D) Poison

16. How is Evelyn Mulwray related to Katherine?

(A) Katherine is Evelyn's sister

(B) Evelyn lied about them being related

(D) Both A and C

17. Why is the land in the valley being bought up quickly?

(A) Water from the new dam will increase the investment

(B) As a way to launder dirty money

(D) To raise money for a blackmail scheme

18. What does Jake do after Evelyn receives a mysterious call?

(A) Wait obediently in bed

(B) Tail her to where Katherine is being kept

(D) Check the recording of the phone tap

19. Who shoots Evelyn Mulwray in the final scene?

(A) Noah Cross

(B) Claude Mulvihill

(D) Lieutenant Escobar

20. Where is Hollis Mulwray killed?

(A) At the reservoir

(B) In the ocean

(D) In a dry creek bed

21. Who kills Hollis Mulwray?

(A) Noah Cross

(B) Claude Mulvihill

(D) Katherine Cross

22. Who leads Noah Cross to Evelyn and Katherine's hideout?

(A) Claude Mulvihill

(B) Jake Gittes

(D) A small bird

23. What does Jake want Curly to do in exchange for waiving an earlier debt?

(A) Keep an eye on Katherine

(B) Distract the cops from Jake's escape

(D) Smuggle Evelyn and Katherine away to safety

24. Who originally owned the water supply for Los Angeles?

(A) Noah Cross

(B) Hollis Mulwray

(D) The city

25. Who leads Katherine away from Evelyn's body?

(A) Lieutenant Escobar

(B) Jake Gittes

(D) Noah Cross

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