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Quiz about Monsters Ball
Quiz about Monsters Ball

10 Average Questions about Monster's Ball


This raw, gritty movie, released in late 2001, tells the story of two families beset by tragedy. Take this quiz - I've tried not to give away any plot secrets - and see how closely you watched it.

A multiple-choice quiz by CellarDoor. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
CellarDoor
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
67,868
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2819
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Billy Bob Thornton plays a member of a white family with a history of corrections work and of racism. What is his character's name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. At the beginning of the film, Halle Berry is introduced as the soon-to-be-widow of a convicted murderer on death row. What is the name of her character? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How does Tyrell, son of a murderer who is electrocuted early in the movie, cope with his grief and confusion? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The white family that the film is concerned with includes a number of hardened racists. At the beginning of the film, which family member has black friends? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. As the film opens, Halle Berry's character is in serious financial trouble - in fact, she has thirty days to pay her rent or she'll be evicted from her house. Where does she work to try to make ends meet? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The opening scenes of the movie concern the execution of a convicted murderer. How does this prisoner form a human connection with his guards? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How does this convicted murderer reassure his son, just before his execution? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The household of the white family is remarkable for its lack of women. We are never told outright what happened to Hank's wife, but what happened to Buck's? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. About half an hour into the movie, Hank retires from corrections work and does what with his retirement money? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is a 'monster's ball'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Billy Bob Thornton plays a member of a white family with a history of corrections work and of racism. What is his character's name?

Answer: Hank Grotowski

Peter Boyle is Hank's father Buck, the rapidly declining and virulently racist retired {official;} Heath Ledger plays Sonny, Hank's son, a newbie conflicted both by his role in the family and by his role in the justice system.
2. At the beginning of the film, Halle Berry is introduced as the soon-to-be-widow of a convicted murderer on death row. What is the name of her character?

Answer: Leticia Musgrove

Sean 'Puffy' Combs plays her husband Lawrence, who is executed in an early scene in the movie. Leticia, who had been abused by him, visits him anyway on his last day of life so that he can say goodbye to their son Tyrell, beautifully played by Coronji Calhoun.
3. How does Tyrell, son of a murderer who is electrocuted early in the movie, cope with his grief and confusion?

Answer: He overeats.

By the time the film opens, Tyrell, a preteen, is very overweight despite his mother's efforts to keep him on a diet. The scenes in which he secretively nibbles on chocolate bars are very poignant.
4. The white family that the film is concerned with includes a number of hardened racists. At the beginning of the film, which family member has black friends?

Answer: Sonny

Sonny, the youngest Grotowski, has two young black friends who he tries to bring by the house. At the urging of Buck, the most bitter of the family's racists, Hank chases the boys off his property with a shotgun. It isn't a pretty scene, but Hank eventually makes his peace with the boys and their father (played by rapper Mos Def).
5. As the film opens, Halle Berry's character is in serious financial trouble - in fact, she has thirty days to pay her rent or she'll be evicted from her house. Where does she work to try to make ends meet?

Answer: As a waitress in a diner

Leticia works at the same diner where Hank habitually comes to have his coffee and ice cream (served with a plastic spoon).
6. The opening scenes of the movie concern the execution of a convicted murderer. How does this prisoner form a human connection with his guards?

Answer: By drawing their portraits during his last hours.

Lawrence Musgrove's drawings are also his main way of relating to his son Tyrell, who has inherited his drawing ability.
7. How does this convicted murderer reassure his son, just before his execution?

Answer: 'You're not me.'

Lawrence tells Tyrell that he's being executed because he's a bad man, and tries to persuade the boy to follow a good path. 'You're not me,' says Lawrence. 'You're the best of me.'
8. The household of the white family is remarkable for its lack of women. We are never told outright what happened to Hank's wife, but what happened to Buck's?

Answer: She killed herself.

'She was weak,' says Buck, who never lets a kind word pass his lips throughout the entire movie.
9. About half an hour into the movie, Hank retires from corrections work and does what with his retirement money?

Answer: Buys a gas station.

He eventually names it 'Leticia's' after his newfound love.
10. What is a 'monster's ball'?

Answer: The party thrown for prisoners the night before an execution.

Thanks for taking this quiz - I hope you enjoy the movie.
Source: Author CellarDoor

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