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Quiz for the study of Pleasantville.
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1
Why does David tells his mom "she looks great" she she is crying at the end?
She has Reece Witherspoons eyes
He is giving her support
She is showing raw emotion
She is hot for her age
2
How does David change things at first?
He teaches BIll to think for himself
He tells Jen to go home
He tries to find out where the TV man has gone
He talks about books
3
How do we first find out that Pleasantville is not a real world?
When the basketballs all go in the hoop
When we see there are no toilets
When nothing burns
When the books are empty
4
How would you describe David at the start of the film?
Free and easy
Shy, geeky, conservative
shallow and vain
swag
5
In the court scene, why is David not allowed a lawyer?
Lawyers cost money
They dont have them
His dad was a lawyer in the 1990s
The mayor wants him to loose
6
Why do the coloured people sit up stairs in the courthouse?
Its hotter
To give them a good view
Thats where the black people would sit in real courtrooms
To put them out of the way
7
Why is the name "Whitey" symbollic?
Whitey has no friends
Whitey is just white
Whitey is in the Klu Klux Klan
Whitey turns out to be black and white and hate coloureds
8
At the start of the film there are many many Pleasantvilles on a map. Why?
In the 1950s all towns were like this
Its a very common name
There were few other name choices in the 1950s
They are in a time warp
9
Why is the geography lesson about the town so simple?
They are aliens
No one knows what hills are
they are stupid
Because they don't know what is outside the town
10
Why was the twins mom fighting on the phone at the start of the film?
Jen had a date
the kids father wasn't going to see them
David was watching too much TV
Her face was black and white
11
Why are the teens happy to be coloured?
It shows they are not racist
It shows they are self aware
It shows they have deep feelings
It shows they are sexually active
12
Why is it symbollic when Margaret offers David (Bud) an apple in Lovers Lane?
Apples symbollize sex
She is like Eve in the Garden of Eden
The kids were hungry for fun
Marg has to do this to get boyfriends
13
What is the directors name?
Peter Jackson
Gary Ross
Rich Richardson
Peter Wair
14
What is symbollic about the iron mark in the shirt?
she had left it out in the rain
the town was empty
All of the shirts were ruined
His wife was no longer a devoted wife
15
What other film has Gary Ross directed?
Inside Out
The Matrix
Hunger Games
Smurfs
16
How does Jen disrupt everyday life?
Putting out the fire
She talks about rain
She teaches Skip about sex
books
17
When does Jennifer first start to think Pleasantville might be an interestingplace?
Upon meeting Skip
At breakfast
When she sees the red flower
When she sees there are no toilets
18
A “non-changist” view of history–emphasizing “continuity” over “alteration” means that:
We should have free choice
Segregation is bad
History is always repeating itself
Everything should stay the same
19
How would you describe Jen at the start of the film?
promiscuous
nerdy
happy go lucky
weird
20
Why does David enjoy watching Pleasantville?
He hates colour TV
He wants to win a marathon
The people are polite and respectful
He has no friends
