Brighton Rock Quizzes

Brighton Rock Quiz 1

1 Whom does Ida call a ghost?
Rose

Dallow

Pinkie

Henekey
2 Where does Ida confront Rose multiple times?
The Cosmopolitan

On the street

Snow's

Frank's
3 Where does Ida confront Dallow?
At the scene of a crime

Peacehaven

At Frank's

On the pier
4 Whom are the police fond of?
Mr. Colleoni

Pinkie

Kite

Rose
5 What is the police's response to Ida's asking them to investigate Hale's death?
They take over the case

They work in the background

They are unwilling

They appoint her a detective
6 In the final scene, whom does Rose go to see?
Judy

Dallow

Her father

Priest
7 Whom does Pinkie talk about in his recording?
Rose

Judy

Kite

Dallow
8 What does Spicer do at the races?
Place a bet

Try to kill Pinkie

Try to hurt a horse

Try to rig the races
9 Who is the one gang member loyal to Pinkie?
Rose

Dallow

Spicer

Cubitt
10 Where does Pinkie meet Mr. Colleoni?
Frank's

Snow's

Sherry's

The Cosmopolitan
11 Whom does Pinkie feel humiliated by?
Spicer

Dallow

Mr. Colleoni

Kite
12 Why does Pinkie not feel bad when Cubitt makes fun of his impotence?
He no longer cares about him

He just had sex with Rose

He is satisfied with his murders

He is planning to kill Cubitt
13 How does Pinkie react when he realizes Rose has lied to him?
He had expected it

He wants to kill her

He does not care

He feels hurt and betrayed
14 How does Pinkie convince Rose's parents to let her marry him?
He acts very kindly to them

He offers them money

He pretends to be rich

He conceals his identity as a gangster
15 Who is blind?
Judy

Dallow

Frank

Kite
16 Whom does Pinkie attack for not paying subscription?
Brewer

Colleoni

Henekey

Spicer
17 Who feels like he has "poison in his veins"?
Pinkie

Kite

Dallow

Colleoni
18 Whom does Pinkie take to the races?
Spicer

Dallow

Ida

Rose
19 Who doesn't drink?
Pinkie

Dallow

Spicer

Cubitt
20 Whom does Pinkie get his mannerisms from?
Kite

His father

Colleoni

Dallow
21 Who used to bite his nails?
Pinkie

Kite

Colleoni

Dallow
22 Pinkie cannot feel peace because he is always ____
planning

singing

rejoicing

hurting
23 What is Pinkie's last name?
Fallow

Forsynth

Brown

Remington
24 What does Rose do just before her marriage?
Pray

Visit her parents

Go to confession

Check if she is pregnant
25 Who are "bogies"?
Prostitutes

Gangsters

Police

Women

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Brighton Rock

by Graham Greene

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