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Quiz about Cry Me a River III Love Story
Quiz about Cry Me a River III Love Story

Cry Me a River III: "Love Story" Quiz


My third quiz in a series on classic tearjerkers, this film taught us baby boomers what love meant. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by terrydd333. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
terrydd333
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
196,767
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
857
Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (13/15), Guest 174 (8/15), Andyboy2021 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Where do Jenny and Oliver first meet? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What is Jenny's major? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. When Oliver took Jenny to meet his parents for the first time, Jenny was awed by the palatial Barrett mansion. What did Jenny say she wished? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Oliver and his father discuss Oliver and Jenny's wedding plans in a restaurant over dinner. Mr. Barrett is not turning handsprings at this prospect. What does he tell Oliver that he will do if he marries Jenny now? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Oliver had to take odd jobs to pay for law school. Which was one of those jobs? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. When Oliver graduated from law school, where did he rank in his class? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. For what occasion was the invitation that Oliver and Jenny received? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Oliver got a job at a prestigious New York law firm. What was the name of the firm? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. When Oliver learned of the serverity of Jenny's illness, what did he do? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. When Jenny and Oliver told Jenny's father that they did not want to be married in church, he jumped to the wrong conclusion. What did he assume? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. When Phil and Oliver met in a tender moment after Jenny's death, what did Phil say to Oliver? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. When Oliver asked Jenny why she called her father "Phil", what was her reply? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Why do Jenny and Oliver consult a physician in the first place? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. When Mr. Barrett showed up at the hospital and tried to express his sorrow over Jenny's passing, what did Oliver say to him? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In the beginning of the film, Oliver's roomates razzed him about his new girlfriend. One of these poker playing loudmouths was played by what now famous super star actor? Hint



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Mar 09 2024 : Guest 184: 13/15
Feb 21 2024 : Guest 174: 8/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where do Jenny and Oliver first meet?

Answer: Radcliffe library

Oliver needed to borrow a book to study for an exam. Jenny snottily asked him if Harvard did not have its own library.
2. What is Jenny's major?

Answer: music

Oliver discovered this while checking out her notebooks over coffee. He was impressed that she was taking an honor's course.
3. When Oliver took Jenny to meet his parents for the first time, Jenny was awed by the palatial Barrett mansion. What did Jenny say she wished?

Answer: that her name was Abigail Adams or Wendy Wasp

Jenny knew Oliver was rich, but not that rich. As they made their way to the den, she quipped that she saw half the buildings at Harvard hanging on the wall. She just knew that Oliver's parents would look down on her because she was of Italian heritage and not some Back Bay blue blood.
4. Oliver and his father discuss Oliver and Jenny's wedding plans in a restaurant over dinner. Mr. Barrett is not turning handsprings at this prospect. What does he tell Oliver that he will do if he marries Jenny now?

Answer: not give him the time of day

Oliver told his father that he (Mr. Barrett) did not know the time of day and stomped angrily out of the restaurant and out of his father's life. Oliver Barrett III is excellenty played by veteran actor Ray Milland, who also had leading roles such classics as "Lost Weekend" and "Dial M For Murder".
5. Oliver had to take odd jobs to pay for law school. Which was one of those jobs?

Answer: christmas tree salesman

After a lady made him haul several trees to her car and back, she only tipped him a quarter. He mouthed "Merry Christmas" behind her back but we knew he really wanted to tell what she could do with her quarter.
6. When Oliver graduated from law school, where did he rank in his class?

Answer: third

Jenny jokingly told him that she wouldn't be impressed until she met numbers one and two.
7. For what occasion was the invitation that Oliver and Jenny received?

Answer: Mr. Barrett's 60th birthday party

Jenny pleaded with Oliver to patch things up with his father before it was too late, as Mr. Barrett was not getting any younger, but stubborn Oliver refused. This resulted in their memorable first, big fight, and the first big weep for the audience when they made up.
8. Oliver got a job at a prestigious New York law firm. What was the name of the firm?

Answer: Jonas and Marsh

Oliver went to his father to borrow money for Jenny's medical expenses. He did not want to tell his father why he needed the money. Mr. Barrett asked snidely if they did not pay Oliver at Jonas and Marsh.
Mr. Barrett:(stiffly) "And doesn't she teach?"
Oliver: (angrily) "Don't call her 'she'."
9. When Oliver learned of the serverity of Jenny's illness, what did he do?

Answer: bought two tickets to Paris

Oliver felt guilty because Jenny gave up a music scholarship that she really wanted in Paris to marry him and he wanted to make it up to her.
10. When Jenny and Oliver told Jenny's father that they did not want to be married in church, he jumped to the wrong conclusion. What did he assume?

Answer: that they did not want to be married in a Catholic church

Jenny's father, Phil could see his daughter was happy and stated
"God will bless this union in any church". It was then that Oliver and Jenny inform Phil that they were "kinda negative on the God bit".
Jenny's father is played by veteran character actor John Marley. One of his more famous roles was that of the movie producer who gets the gristly "surprize" in his bed in "The Godfather".
11. When Phil and Oliver met in a tender moment after Jenny's death, what did Phil say to Oliver?

Answer: "I wish I hadn't promised Jenny I'd be strong for you."

Ironically, just before she died, Jenny asked Oliver to be strong for Phil.
12. When Oliver asked Jenny why she called her father "Phil", what was her reply?

Answer: because that was his name

Jenny and her father had a very informal yet loving relationship. Oliver's relationship with his own father is a lot more distant and strained.
13. Why do Jenny and Oliver consult a physician in the first place?

Answer: fertility problems

It was then that Oliver found out Jenny's condition was much more serious.
14. When Mr. Barrett showed up at the hospital and tried to express his sorrow over Jenny's passing, what did Oliver say to him?

Answer: "Love means never having to say you're sorry".

He remembered what Jenny had said to him on the occasion of their first fight so long ago. This is when even the hardest of hearts in the audience finally give in and weep.
15. In the beginning of the film, Oliver's roomates razzed him about his new girlfriend. One of these poker playing loudmouths was played by what now famous super star actor?

Answer: Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee actually attended Harvard along with former Vice President Al Gore and "Love Story" author Erich Siegal. In fact, unreliable urban legend has it that Siegal based the characters of Oliver and Jenny, at least in part, on Al and Tipper Gore.
Source: Author terrydd333

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