That Certain Smile Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dominique

Dominique, a young girl of eighteen who has just left school, tells the story, which is her story. She is on the threshold of an affair with an older married man, and she tells us her innermost thoughts and feelings as things develop between them.

Answer: Student

Dominique is studying at the Sorbonne, which was where she met her boyfriend Bertrand. She is studying law but is not at all enthusiastic about it.

Answer: Her boyfriend took her to meet him

Dominique's boyfriend took her to meet his Uncle Luc. Luc's wife turned up and the two couples became friendly and began to do things together. Dominique was instantly attracted to Luc and liked his wife very much.

Answer: Francoise

Dominique wonders why Luc and Francoise have no children. Francoise is kind and gentle and has wide child bearing hips. She is very motherly towards Dominique, gives her advice and buys her a coat.

Answer: In Bertrand's mother's garden

The four of them, Dominique and Bertrand and Luc and Francoise, drive to Bertrand's mother's house to visit Bertrand's mother, who was also Luc's sister. Bertrand is proud of his mother and says that she is a very charming woman, but Luc is irritated by her. He takes Dominique for a walk in the garden and kisses her, which she finds very thrilling.

Answer: Buying cigarettes

The three of them are in Luc's car and Bertrand gets out to buy some cigarettes. Luc immediately takes the opportunity to ask Dominique out. He just has time to tell her that he will phone her before Bertrand comes back.

Answer: Cannes

They meet at Avignon and drive to Cannes, where Luc has booked them a beautiful suite overlooking the sea. They plan to spend a week together, but stay for two weeks. During this time Dominique, who had intended the affair to be light hearted, falls deeply in love with Luc.

Answer: They have lost a son

Dominique's parents lost a son five years before. Her mother can't recover and has turned herself into a semi-invalid whilst her father fusses around her. Curiously there is no mention of how losing a brother has affected Dominique.

Answer: Alain

Dominique is introduced to Alain by her friend Catherine and her boyfriend. They like each other and stay in touch. Alain knows about her situation and is kind and understanding.

Answer: She feels calm and happy to be alone

Dominique goes through hell when she is first without Luc. She can think of nothing else and is totally obsessed with her need for him, but when he finally phones to ask her to meet him for a drink her feelings have changed. She agrees to meet him but something has changed within her and her desperate need for him has gone.