1 Who directed the film? Satyajit Ray Soumitra Chatterjee Sunil Gangopadhyay Aparna Sen 2 When was the film released? 1947 1959 1952 1955 3 Where was the film made? Pakistan Sri Lanka India Thailand 4 What is the story based on? A novel The filmmaker's life A poem A play 5 Who produced the film? Satyajit Ray Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay John Huston The Government of West Bengal 6 Who wrote the novel on which the story is based? Rabindranath Tagore Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Satyajit Ray R. K. Narayan 7 Who wrote the screenplay? Karunanidhi John Huston Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Satyajit Ray 8 How long did it take to shoot the film? Five years One year Seven months Three years 9 Who wrote the music? Satyajit Ray Dulal Dutta Ravi Shankar Zakir Hussain 10 Who did the cinematography? Subrata Mitra Satyajit Ray Bansi Chandragupta Dulai Dutta 11 What Italian neorealist film was especially inspiring to Ray? Nights of Cabiria 8 1/2 La Dolce Vita Bicycle Thieves 12 Which American filmmaker checked on Ray's progress? Billy Wilder John Huston John Ford Orson Welles 13 Which institution tasked him with doing so? The MoMA The United States government MGM The Guggenheim 14 What award did the film win at Cannes? Prix du scenario Prix de la mise en scene Best Human Document Palme d'Or 15 Who plays young Durga? Karuna Banerjee Uma Dasgupta Chunibala Devi Runki Banerjee 16 What is the translation of the title? The Desolate Family The Railroad Tracks The Girl with an Imagination The Song of the Road 17 What is Ravi Shankar's instrument? Sarangi Sitar Flute Guitar 18 What does Durga like to steal? Clothes Coins Fruit Rice 19 What animal does young Durga pull out of a basket at her home? Puppies Kittens Turtles Frogs 20 Who plays Sarbajaya? Uma Dasgupta Karuna Banerjee Haren Banerjee Chunibala Devi 21 What is Sarbajaya's condition at the beginning of the film? She is in her prime She is particularly weak, because she recently gave birth She is pregnant She is ill with a mysterious ailment 22 Who does Durga like to give fruit to? Her dog Apu Indir Sarbajaya 23 Who plays Indir? Chunibala Devi Karuna Banerjee Uma Dasgupta Runki Banerjee 24 How long have they been housing Indir at the beginning of the film? 6 months 8 years A year 4 years 25 What is Indir's response to Sarbajaya's scolding? She leaves She apologizes She gets angry and goes to take a nap She threatens Sarbajaya
