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Quiz about Armistead Maupins Tales of the City

Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City" Quiz

How well do you know the residents of 28 Barbary Lane? All of these questions are from the first installment of Armistead Maupin's best-selling "Tales of the City" series. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by cutenqueer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cutenqueer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,329

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
310

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What does Mary Ann Singelton have to drink before calling her mother to tell her she's not coming home to Cleveland, but staying in San Francisco? Hint

Three Irish coffees

A vodka and cranberry juice

A few beers

A cup of hot chocolate

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Question 2 of 15

2. In what bar does Michael "Mouse" Tolliver enter a jockey shorts dance contest? Hint

The Saloon

The Endup

The Stud

The Cafe

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the name of the fat, tiger striped cat who hangs around 28 Barbary Lane? Hint

Morris

Delores

Horace

Boris

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Question 4 of 15

4. What does Mona use to snort her coke just before Mary Ann attends her first dinner party with her landlady? Hint

A rolled- up food stamp

A straw

A rolled- up two dollar bill

A tiny metal vaccuum cleaner

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who lives in the tiny apartment on the roof of 28 Barbary Lane? Hint

Connie Bradshaw

Mona Ramsey

Norman Neal Williams

Brian Hawkins

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Question 6 of 15

6. What does Mary Ann offer DeDe to drink during DeDe's confrontational visit regarding Mary Ann's brief affair with her husband, Beauchamp? Hint

Green Creme de Menthe

White Creme de Menthe

Irish coffee

Sherry

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Question 7 of 15

7. How does Mary Ann's coworker at the Bay Area Crisis Switchboard, Vincent, kill himself? Hint

Slashes his wrists

Drug overdose

Hangs himself with macrame

Jumps off of the Golden Gate bridge

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does Anna Madrigal name Dante and Beatrice? Hint

Her dogs

Her azaleas

Her children

Her marijuana plants

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the restaurant where Brian works? Hint

Perry's

Hardee's

Denny's

Kerry's

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Question 10 of 15

10. What does Mouse's mother find in his freezer during her visit from Florida? Hint

Nothing at all

A frozen banana

A bottle of poppers

His marijuana stash

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who impregnates DeDe? Hint

Her husband, Beauchamp

The Chinese grocery store delivery boy

Brian Hawkings

Dr. Jon Fielding

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where does D'orothea's father work? Hint

A twinkie factory

Halycon Communications

He's unemployed

A strip club

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Question 13 of 15

13. How does Edgar Halycon die? Hint

Kidney failure

Trolley accident

Lung cancer

He's murdered by Norman

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who does Connie Bradshaw sleep with on her birthday? Hint

Brian Hawkins

Beauchamp Day

Mona Ramsey

Norman Neal Williams

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the name of the fat farm Binky recommends DeDe go to? Hint

The Silver Door

The Red Door

The Golden Door

The Green Door

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does Mary Ann Singelton have to drink before calling her mother to tell her she's not coming home to Cleveland, but staying in San Francisco?

Answer: Three Irish coffees

On the fifth day of her eight-day trip to San Francisco, Mary Ann drinks three Irish coffees, notices her Mood Ring has turned blue, and decides to phone her mother from the pay phone at the Buena Vista to drop the bomb.

2. In what bar does Michael "Mouse" Tolliver enter a jockey shorts dance contest?

Answer: The Endup

Although Mouse wins first prize (one hundred dollars and a gold pendant shaped like a pair of jockey shorts), his victory is bittersweet. His brand new boyfriend, Jon, witnessed his entire performance and leaves in a burst of laughter with his friends. Mouse leaves The Endup crying in Mona's arms.

3. What is the name of the fat, tiger striped cat who hangs around 28 Barbary Lane?

Answer: Boris

Although most of Anna Madrigal's tenants feed Boris, he doesn't belong to anyone in the building.

4. What does Mona use to snort her coke just before Mary Ann attends her first dinner party with her landlady?

Answer: A rolled- up food stamp

Mona goes after her powder "like an anteater on the rampage" with a rolled-up ten-dollar food stamp. In the movie version, which first aired on PBS's "American Playhouse", Mona uses a tiny metal vacuuum cleaner.

5. Who lives in the tiny apartment on the roof of 28 Barbary Lane?

Answer: Norman Neal Williams

Norman Neal Williams turns out to be not only a blackmailer, but also a child pornographer. Fortunately for our heroes, he meets his end over the edge of a cliff, leaving behind his clip-on tie in Mary Ann's grasp.

6. What does Mary Ann offer DeDe to drink during DeDe's confrontational visit regarding Mary Ann's brief affair with her husband, Beauchamp?

Answer: Green Creme de Menthe

When Mary Ann offers the Creme de Menthe, DeDe replies, "Thank you. Do you have white?" "White what?" answers Mary Ann. "Creme de menthe." "Oh...no...just the other." To which Dee Dee says, "Oh...I think I'll pass." Mary Ann also offers her Tab and Fresca. Dee Dee declines, of course.

7. How does Mary Ann's coworker at the Bay Area Crisis Switchboard, Vincent, kill himself?

Answer: Hangs himself with macrame

The macrame Vincent uses was made by his wife, Laurel, who left him to join the Israeli army.

8. What does Anna Madrigal name Dante and Beatrice?

Answer: Her marijuana plants

Mrs. Madrigal grows the marijuana in her garden and tapes a joint to the door of each new tenant when they move in.

9. What is the name of the restaurant where Brian works?

Answer: Perry's

Although he works at Perry's as a waiter, he used to be a lawyer.

10. What does Mouse's mother find in his freezer during her visit from Florida?

Answer: A bottle of poppers

Mouse tells his mother that the poppers were left behind by his old roommate who used them to clean her paintbrushes. Poppers are actually an inhalant sometimes used during sex.

11. Who impregnates DeDe?

Answer: The Chinese grocery store delivery boy

She actually becomes pregnant with twins, which she decides to keep.

12. Where does D'orothea's father work?

Answer: A twinkie factory

While trying to reunite D'orothea with her parents, Mona is shocked to discover that neither they nor D'orothea are really black.

13. How does Edgar Halycon die?

Answer: Kidney failure

Before Edgar dies, he asks his daughter, DeDe, to name her baby Anna if it's a girl. When the twins are eventually born, DeDe names them Edgar and Anna.

14. Who does Connie Bradshaw sleep with on her birthday?

Answer: Brian Hawkins

Connie (Mary Ann's former roommate) meets Brian at the Come Clean Center laundromat and after a lesson in laundry, brings him home. Later, after tearfully confessing to Brian that it's her birthday, Brian brings her a triple decker peanut butter and jelly sandwich with four burning matches stuffed in the top. In the movie version, Connie is played by indie queen Parker Posey.

15. What is the name of the fat farm Binky recommends DeDe go to?

Answer: The Golden Door

After a grueling two weeks at the Golden Door, DeDe manages to lose eighteen pounds.

Source: Author cutenqueer

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