Q 01/05
A) Gillian Flynn
B) Tana French
C) Paula Hawkins
D) Megan Abbott
Answer · why
It was her debut, written on nights and weekends while she worked as a magazine reporter.
Q 02/05
A) Nicole Kidman
B) Amy Adams
C) Reese Witherspoon
D) Jessica Chastain
Answer · why
She also served as an executive producer and sat through three hours of prosthetic makeup on filming days.
Q 03/05
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2020
D) 2021
Answer · why
It debuted on July 8, a month after its world premiere at the ATX Television Festival.
Q 04/05
A) Wind Gap, Arkansas
B) Cold Creek, Missouri
C) Wind Gap, Missouri
D) Wind Hollow, Kentucky
Answer · why
It is fictional; Flynn herself was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Q 05/05
A) Laura Dern
B) Sissy Spacek
C) Allison Janney
D) Patricia Clarkson
Answer · why
She won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film for the part.
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