Rick Moody Trivia

1. The title The Black Veil comes from a short story called "The Minister's Black Veil" by which American writer?
A) Hawthorne
B) Melville
C) Twain
D) Hemingway

2. Garden State is set in which New Jersey city?
A) Hoboken
B) Elizabeth
C) Haledon
D) Trinity

3. Which character in Purple America relies on an electronic device to aid with speech?
A) Allen
B) Louis
C) Hex
D) Billie

4. As stated in The Black Veil, Moody's father's favorite book was:
A) The Grapes of Wrath
B) Moby Dick
C) For Whom the Bell Tolls
D) Of Mice and Men

5. According to Bookreporter.com's review of Demonology, a "unifying theme" in the book is:
A) the loss of family members
B) financial trouble
C) racism
D) unemployment

6. As stated in a February 2001 interview with the New York Times, Moody's grandfather was the publisher of what newspaper?
A) New York Times
B) New York Post
C) New York Herald-Tribune
D) New York Daily News

7. The Ice Storm is narrated by ___ perspectives.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

8. In the movie version of The Ice Storm, ____________ stars as Paul.
A) Henry Czerny
B) Adam Hann-Byrd
C) Tobey Maguire
D) David Krumholtz

9. In the movie version of The Ice Storm, ____________ stars as Wendy.
A) Joan Allen
B) Christina Ricci
C) Maia Danziger
D) Kate Burton

10. Which pair of titles are collections rather than novels?
A) Demonology and Garden State
B) The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven and Garden State
C) The Ice Storm and The Black Veil
D) Demonology and The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven


 

 

 

 

 

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