Sunset Boulevard

Question 1

‘I hate that word…

Answer 1

reply to comeback: ‘I hate that word…return to the millions of people…’ (Norma) (Ambition)

Question 2

‘The poor dope -

Answer 2

‘The poor dope - he always wanted a pool. Well, in the end, he got himself one.’ (Narrator Joe) (Ambition)

Question 3

‘What’s wrong

Answer 3

‘What’s wrong with being on the other side of the cameras?’ (Betty) (Ambition)

Question 4

‘Madame is

Answer 4

‘Madame is the greatest star of them all.’ (Max) (Ambition)

Question 5

‘Alright, Mr. DeMille

Answer 5

‘Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.’ (Norma) (Delusion)

Question 6

‘You don’t yell

Answer 6

‘You don’t yell at a sleepwalker - he may fall and break his neck.’ (Joe about Norma) (Delusion)

Question 7

‘I made her

Answer 7

‘I made her a star. I cannot let her be destroyed.’ (Max) (Delusion)

Question 8

‘If I lose

Answer 8

‘If I lose my car, it’s like having my legs cut off.’ (Joe) (Manipulation — Norma refuses to pay for joes car as an excuse to trap him)

Question 9

‘Madame has

Answer 9

‘Madame has moments of melancholy.’ (Max to Joe) (Manipulation — Norma traps Joe with acts of self harm)

Question 10

‘Crowded with

Answer 10

‘Crowded with Norma Desmond’s’ (Joe) (Deception)

Question 11

‘I am a star…

Answer 11

‘I am a star… the greatest of them all.’ (Norma) (deception)

Question 12

‘I said

Answer 12

‘I said sit down.’ (Norma to Joe) (Manipulation - control)

Question 13

‘… I’d started

Answer 13

‘… I’d started concocting a little plot of my own.’ (Joe) (Greed)

Question 14

‘I wouldn’t

Answer 14

‘I wouldn’t look too closely at the postmarks.’ (Max) (Deception)

Question 15

‘I’ll open my

Answer 15

‘I’ll open my house in Malibu, and you can have the whole ocean.’ (Norma to Joe) (Greed)

Question 16

‘She never will.

Answer 16

‘She never will. That is my job. And it has been for a long time.’ (Max) (Greed)

Question 17

‘… they were crazy

Answer 17

‘… they were crazy about my nose. Only they didn’t like my acting.’ (Betty) (Deception)

Question 18

Mis en scene (Norma)

Answer 18

Mis en scene: End scene of Norma being put under arrest, she believes she’s in a movie, “cameras all around her” ‘DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.’

Question 19

Darkness brings out (Max)

Answer 19

Darkness brings out the depression and mysteries of the truth about Max’s role with Norma

Question 20

Lighting

Answer 20

Dim lighting brings secrecy and hidden truths. Characters conceal truths of motives, feelings and past.