Q 01/05

After her husband walks out in Waiting to Exhale, what does Angela Bassett's Bernadine set on fire?

A) Their wedding photographs

B) His car and clothes

C) His golf clubs

D) The family guest house

Answer · why

B) His car and clothes

His car and clothes go up in flames in the film's most famous scene. Bernadine then sells the rest of his belongings for a dollar each.

Q 02/05

Which job does Whitney Houston's Savannah, the newcomer among the four friends, hold in Waiting to Exhale?

A) Magazine editor

B) Advertising copywriter

C) Television producer

D) Radio presenter

Answer · why

C) Television producer

Television producer is Savannah's job, and a successful one. Her mother still pushes her toward Kenneth, an old flame who is married to someone else.

Q 03/05

Which actor, a future Oscar winner as Idi Amin, made his feature directing debut with Waiting to Exhale?

A) Laurence Fishburne

B) Samuel L. Jackson

C) Morgan Freeman

D) Forest Whitaker

Answer · why

D) Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker also shaped the film's sound, working closely on the soundtrack album as well as the picture.

Q 04/05

Which novelist wrote the 1992 bestseller behind Waiting to Exhale and then co-wrote the film's screenplay?

A) Terry McMillan

B) Toni Morrison

C) Jamaica Kincaid

D) Octavia Butler

Answer · why

A) Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan broke through with the book, her third novel, which entered the New York Times bestseller list at number six.

Q 05/05

In which desert city do the four friends of Waiting to Exhale live, the same setting as the novel?

A) Las Vegas

B) Albuquerque

C) Phoenix

D) Tucson

Answer · why

C) Phoenix

Phoenix also hosted the shoot, with further scenes filmed in nearby Chandler and Fountain Hills.