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The Walter Mosley Quiz

Mosley is one of my favourite authors. I hope you'll enjoy this quiz on his life and work.

A multiple-choice quiz by catamount. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
catamount

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,620

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
170

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Mosley's best known detective?

Answer: (Full name (two words) or last name)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who plays the male lead in the 1995 movie "Devil in a Blue Dress" based on Mosley's book by the same name? Hint

Will Smith

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Denzel Washington

Wesley Snipes

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Question 3 of 10

3. When and where was Walter Mosley born? Hint

1942, Chicago

1956, San Francisco

1946, New York

1952, Los Angeles

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Question 4 of 10

4. "On hot sticky days in southern Louisiana, the fire ants swarmed." This quote opens which of Mosley's books? Hint

R. L.'s Dream

Bad Boy Brawly Brown

The Man in my Basement

None, it's just a sentence he wrote

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mosley's characters have strange and colourful names. Which of the following is NOT one of his creations? Hint

Fearless Jones

Small Bass

Socrates Fortlow

Soupspoon Wise

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Question 6 of 10

6. Walter Mosley's detective character has a scary friend with a harmless sounding nickname. What is the nickname? Hint

Gerbil

Rabbit

Mouse

Kitten

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Question 7 of 10

7. Walter Mosley does not only write mysteries. What is the title of his first science fiction novel? Hint

Red Light

Blue Light

Green Light

Black Light

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1996 Walter Mosley was named the first Artist-in-Residence, at the Africana Studies Institute of which university? Hint

MIT

UCLA

NYU

USC

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Question 9 of 10

9. In addition to full-length novels, Walter Mosley has also published a short-story collection about his most famous detective. What is it called? Hint

Easy to Kill

Easy Prey

Six Easy Pieces

Easy Betrayal

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happens to Anniston Bennet, "The Man in the Basement", at the end of the book? Hint

He gets arrested

He kills himself

He gets killed by rival gang members

We never find out

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Mosley's best known detective?

Answer: Easy Rawlins

The tough WW II veteran has to deal with racism and politics as well as with criminals.

2. Who plays the male lead in the 1995 movie "Devil in a Blue Dress" based on Mosley's book by the same name?

Answer: Denzel Washington

Jennifer Beals plays Daphne Monet. Some critics say she isn't much of a "devil" in the movie.

3. When and where was Walter Mosley born?

Answer: 1952, Los Angeles

Mosley later moved to New York. The "Easy Rawlins" mysteries are set in L. A. Like Easy, Mosley's father LeRoy fought in WW II.

4. "On hot sticky days in southern Louisiana, the fire ants swarmed." This quote opens which of Mosley's books?

Answer: None, it's just a sentence he wrote

When Mosley worked as a computer programmer, he one day typed this sentence and decided to become a writer. Many of his stories are based on tales told by his father, who left Louisiana at the age of eight.

5. Mosley's characters have strange and colourful names. Which of the following is NOT one of his creations?

Answer: Small Bass

Fearless Jones is a character in the book by the same title, Socrates Fortlow is the protagonist of "Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned", and Soupspoon Wise is from "R. L.s Dream". Small Bass is a character by P.G. Wodehouse.

6. Walter Mosley's detective character has a scary friend with a harmless sounding nickname. What is the nickname?

Answer: Mouse

Raymond "Mouse" Alexander is always willing to help Easy out of a tough spot, but he has an unfortunate habit of shooting first and asking questions later.

7. Walter Mosley does not only write mysteries. What is the title of his first science fiction novel?

Answer: Blue Light

A mysterious blue light from outer space transforms those it touches by instantly letting them develop to the next evolutionary stage of humanity.

8. In 1996 Walter Mosley was named the first Artist-in-Residence, at the Africana Studies Institute of which university?

Answer: NYU

The institute sponsored the book "Black Genius - African-American Solutions to African-American Problems", edited by Walter Mosley and other distinguished African-American personalities.

9. In addition to full-length novels, Walter Mosley has also published a short-story collection about his most famous detective. What is it called?

Answer: Six Easy Pieces

Easy now has a steady job and a family but people who don't want to go to the law for help still turn up on his doorstep.

10. What happens to Anniston Bennet, "The Man in the Basement", at the end of the book?

Answer: He kills himself

This book is less about crime than about justice and morality.

Source: Author catamount

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