In the Mood for Love Quizzes

In the Mood for Love Quiz #1

By Sean Michaels · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed January 22, 2022

1 According to the epigraph at the start of the film, why could "he" not "come closer"?

To preserve her honor

To preserve his honor

For lack of courage

For lack of charisma
2 When does the film begin?

1962

1966

1963

1949
3 In which of the following cities does the film begin?

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Beijing

Bangkok
4 What is Mrs. Suen serving to her guests at the start of the film?

Won-tons

Congee

Sesame syrup

Fish
5 What is the reason for Su's visit to Mrs. Suen's at the start of the film?

She'd like to take piano lessons from Mrs. Suen

She's making a noise complaint

She's inquiring about a room for rent

She'd like to work for Mrs. Suen
6 How does Su introduce herself?

By saying her husband's name is Chan

By saying her name is Su

By saying her husband's name is Chow

By saying her husband's name is Su
7 Why does Chow visit Mrs. Suen in the beginning of the film?

To try to sell her printer toner

To hand out fliers for his church

To inquire about a job for his wife

To inquire about a room for rent
8 Where does Mrs. Suen direct Chow when he first knocks on her door?

To Mr. Koo

To Amah for a bowl of soup

To the noodle stall downstairs

To her friend Ping, at the Singapore Daily
9 Why does Mr. Koo have a room to rent?

His son just got married and moved out

He just had an addition done to his apartment to try and generate some passive income

His son died in a typhoon while at sea

His daughter started going to school at HKU
10 On move-in day, the movers bring which of Su's items to Chow's apartment?

Her dresser

Her vanity

Her full-length mirror

Her coat rack
11 Whose shoes do the movers bring to Su's apartment?

Chow's

Mrs. Koo's

Mrs. Suen's

Chow's wife's
12 What type of dress does Su wear for the entirety of the film?

hanfu

ballgown

qipao

cocktail dress
13 What does Mr. Chan bring back from Japan for Mr. Ho?

a tie

martial arts serials

a rice cooker

a handbag
14 What does Mrs. Suen frequently accuse Su and Chow of being?

Too sensitive

Too picky

Too polite

Too liberal
15 What does Chow's wife say when he's not sure whether he can get time off for vacation?

She'll go with Ping

She wishes they never moved to Hong Kong

She'll go with someone else

She'll go with Mr. Chan
16 Where does Chow work?

At a travel agency

At a men's magazine

At a newspaper

At a factory
17 Who is Chow's boss?

Ming

Mr. Ho

Ping

Mrs. Suen
18 One what condition does Ming grant Chow time off?

Chow has to fire Ping for him, because he doesn't like confrontation

Chow has to work overtime the whole week

Chow has to write a martial arts serial for the newspaper

The next lunch is on Chow
19 What type of appliance does Mr. Chan bring back from Japan?

A self-cleaning oven

A rice cooker

A Keurig

A toaster oven
20 Who pays Mr. Chan for Chow's rice cooker?

Chow's wife

Mrs. Suen buys it for Chow as a gift

Su

Mr. Chan covers it because he feels guilty about sleeping with Chow's wife
21 For whom does Chow ask Su for a ticket to Singapore?

Ping

Mr. Ho

His wife

Ming
22 Why does Ping leave his hat in Su's office?

It was an accident

Because he hates the hat and wanted to get rid of it

So Chow has an excuse to go back

So he has an excuse to go back
23 Why does Su borrow the newspaper from Mr. Koo?

She likes to read the gossip columns

She works in politics and needs to monitor the situation on the mainland

She likes to read the wuxia serials

She likes to keep up with the local sports teams
24 Why isn't Chow home when Su returns his wuxia novels?

He was called to Singapore for business

He was called to Japan for business

He had a fight with his wife

He's spending the night in jail
25 Why does Ping need to borrow money from Chow?

He financed a musical that was a major flop

He owes a sex worker money and gave her his ID as collateral

He bought into a pyramid scheme

He gambled all of his money on a losing dog

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