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The Moviegoer | Quiz

Walker Percy
This Study Guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Moviegoer.

The Moviegoer | Quiz

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1)

What happens on the car ride? (from Chapter Three)

They stop and eat at a fancy resturant.
They get a long really well.
They have a fight.
They get in a car accident.
2)

How does Aunt Emily feel about John at the end of the chapter? (from Epilogue)

Excited.
Pleased.
Enraged.
Strange.
3)

Where does the family go the following morning? (from Chapter Three)

The family goes to Catholic mass.
Brunch.
To play basketball.
Do artwork.
4)

What is John's mother unhappy about? (from Chapter Three)

John's stepfather drinks too much.
John is being mean to his brother.
She did not want John to come to the fish house.
Lonnie is fasting.
5)

Why does Aunt Emily keep such a close eye on John? (from Chapter Three)

She wishes John were her son.
She wants John to marry Kate.
She does not want him to become like his father.
She wants John to be just like his father.
6)

How did Kate feel after she had read the book? (from Chapter Four)

Inspired.
She felt like she was coming to the end of her rope.
Suspicious.
Scared.
7)

Who makes a large purchase from John? (from Epilogue)

Uncle Jules.
Lonnie.
Aunt Emily.
Mr. Sartalamaccia.
8)

Does John ever get a chance to stand up to Aunt Emily? (from Epilogue)

Yes, he falls out of favor with her.
Yes and he is disowned by her.
No, he mostly accepts her will.
No, because Kate begs him not to.
9)

How is Kate dressed for dinner? (from Chapter Four)

Very casually.
She looks awful.
Like she is going to a funeral.
She is very dressed up and looks amazing.
10)

Why does Sharon hurry from the car? (from Chapter Three)

Her roommate is spying on her.
She is playing hard to get.
Because she needs to meet her boyfreind.
She feels guilty about meeting John's family.
11)

What do the two characters have at the end of the chapter? (from Chapter Five)

Challenges.
A bout of the flu.
Despair.
Hope.
12)

Why does Kate enjoy Chicago? (from Chapter Four)

She is in a city where no one knows her.
It has nice weather.
It is a bigger city than New Orleans.
She knows people there.
13)

What becomes clearer about John's relationship to his mother? (from Chapter Three)

They hate each other.
It is easygoing, but she does not understand him.
He does not have a mother.
He is a "mama's boy."
14)

What does Lonnie conquer in death? (from Epilogue)

His jealously of Duval's death.
Anger.
He is cloaked in despair.
He finds peace.
15)

What time does John wake up? (from Chapter Three)

12:00 a.m.
5:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
3:00 a.m.
16)

What does John give up? (from Chapter Five)

His search for the meaning of life.
His home.
His search for a good job.
His quest for love.
17)

How old is Lonnie when he dies? (from Epilogue)

50.
60.
40.
35.
18)

What does John realize about his search for the meaning of his life? (from Chapter Four)

He enjoys the search.
It rejeuvenates him.
The search has taken him away from his tidy and ingenious life in Gentiliy.
It has given him hope.
19)

How does the novel end? (from Epilogue)

Kate completes her task.
The reader is not sure because it ends abruptly.
Kate fails the task she has been given.
John divorces Kate.
20)

What does Kate insist on when she marries John? (from Epilogue)

Kate wishes she could have married for love.
Kate does not think she can change.
Kate wants to get a divorce after a couple of years.
That he stand up to Aunt Emily.
21)

How does Sam entertain the family? (from Chapter Four)

Takes them to the movies.
Does mime gestures.
Sings songs.
Tells them stories.
22)

What does Aunt Emily ask John about? (from Chapter Five)

What he lives for and loves.
How old he is.
Why he is breaking her heart.
Where he would like to be in ten years.
23)

What promise must John make to get Kate to marry him? (from Chapter Four)

He will let her shop all the time.
He will be kind to her.
He will tell her exactly what to do for the rest of their lives.
He will love her with all his heart.
24)

Who does John call instead of Kate? (from Chapter Five)

Aunt Emily.
Joyce.
Sharon.
Sam.
25)

Who is John closest to in his family? (from Chapter Three)

Lonnie.
His little sister.
His mother.
His stepfather.
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