Q 01/05

In Passing, what does Clare Kendry say is the only thing stopping her from leaving John Bellew?

A) His fortune

B) Her daughter

C) Her fear of him

D) Her marriage vows

Answer · why

B) Her daughter

Her daughter is all that holds her back, Clare says on her last night; if Bellew ever learned the truth, she adds, she would move uptown and do as she...

Q 02/05

Clare Kendry dies at a crowded party on the last pages of Passing after falling from where?

A) A hotel rooftop

B) A rear fire escape

C) A stair landing

D) An open window

Answer · why

D) An open window

An open window on the sixth floor is where Clare is standing when her husband bursts in; a moment later she is gone, and Larsen never says exactly how...

Q 03/05

John Bellew explains his racist pet name for Clare in Passing by joking that what is happening?

A) Her skin is getting darker

B) Her hair is turning curly

C) Her accent is slipping

D) Her old friends keep calling

Answer · why

A) Her skin is getting darker

Her skin is getting darker, Bellew says with a grin, though she was as white as a lily when they married; he has no idea that he is joking about the t...

Q 04/05

Which actor made her feature directing debut with the 2021 film adaptation of Nella Larsen's Passing?

A) Regina King

B) Rebecca Hall

C) Olivia Wilde

D) Maggie Gyllenhaal

Answer · why

B) Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall wrote and directed it after reflecting on her own family: her mother was of mixed race, and some of her relatives had passed as white.

Q 05/05

To which country does Irene's restless husband Brian long to move in Nella Larsen's Passing?

A) Brazil

B) France

C) Liberia

D) Haiti

Answer · why

A) Brazil

Brazil is Brian's old dream of escape from America; Irene once fought the idea so hard that she hinted she would end the marriage.