In The Tenth Man
1. What is the meaning of the title of the film? (Answer)
2. How does Chavel escape the lottery of "every tenth man" when he draws an "X"? (Answer)
3. "Why does every passing tramp have to ring this bell?" (Answer)
4. What would Thérèse have preferred to the great house (also reference A Handful of Dust) that Michel left for her and her mother? (Answer)
5. How does Thérèse know the hour that Michel died? (Answer)
6. What is the main reason Thérèse wants Jean (Chavel) to stay on and work? (Answer)
7. When Thérèse comes back from the village, which of Kristin's acting gestures are interesting to observe? (Answer)
8. What can't Thérèse drop at the church door and pick up an hour later on the way out? (Answer)
9. What does Chavel buy at the market with which to hide behind? (Answer)
10. What almost gives away Chavel to Thérèse? (Answer)
11. What does Thérèse keep in a drawer in the kitchen? (Answer)
12. What does Thérèse say to Jean when he says he may have heard a rat in Chavel's room? (Answer)
13. Why does Thérèse offer to get Chavel some water? (Answer)
14. When Thérèse sits down for a glass of wine with Jean, what does she say of him? (Answer)
15. Why does the relationship between Thérèse and Chavel grow more tender after their first dance together? (notice that Thérèse is wearing a white shawl) (Answer)
16. When Thérèse looks at the Chavel family portraits, she says "Can you imagine them doing something human like _________ or _________ ? Can you imagine them ___ _______ ? How would they show they ________ someone?" (Answer)
17. Which scene in The Tenth Man corresponds to a scene in Richard III? (Answer)
18. What does the priest recommend to Jean after Thérèse's mother grows gravely ill? (Answer)
19. After Thérèse's mother dies, what temptation does the Chavel imposter put in Thérèse's path? (Answer)
20. By the end of the film, why is it that most viewers identify most strongly with Chavel? (Answer)
