This document provides a summary of the film Little Miss Sunshine by asking comprehension questions about key plot points and characters. It asks the reader to identify the most interesting character, describe one character physically and personally, and identify who said various quotes from the film and when they were said. The questions cover details about the Hoover family members, their journey to California for Olive to compete in a beauty pageant, and memorable lines spoken by different characters.

1. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
I. Finish the question with the correct question word from below. Read
the answers in order to find the correct question word.
[who – what- where – why – when – whose – how – how far - how old– how
many]
a. _______ people are in the Hoover family? - Six in total.
b. _______ is Olive? - She’s seven.
c. _______ is Frank? – He’s Dwayne and Olive’s uncle.
d. _______ did Dwayne stop talking? – Nine months ago.
e. _______ is the family going? – To California.
f. _______ do they drive? - About 800 miles.
g. _______ is the family going? - So that Olive can compete in a beauty pageant.
h. _______ do the Hoover family get to the pageant? - In their VW van.
i. _______ magazines did the policeman find in the trunk of the VW van? - They
were Frank and Grandpa’s magazines.
j. _______ does Dwayne learn about himself on the trip? - He learns that he is
colorblind.
II. Which character in the film did you find the most interesting.
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III. Why?
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IV. Describe one character in the film. (Physical and personal traits)
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V. Who said this and when?
1. A real loser is someone who's so afraid of not winning, he doesn't even try.
2. I'm glad you're talking again, Dwayne. You're not nearly as stupid as you
look.
3. Do you eat ice cream?

2. Yes. My favorite is Chocolate Cherry Garcia... except technically I think
it's a frozen yogurt.
4. Do you think there's a Heaven? I think there is.
Think I'll get in?
Yeah.
Promise?
Yeah.
5. There's two kinds of people in this world, there's winners and there's
losers. Okay, you know what the difference is? Winners don't give up.
6. You know, like it or not, we're still your family, for better or worse...
No, you're *not* my family! I don't wanna *be* your family! I hate you fucking
people! Divorce? Bankrupt? Suicide? You're fucking losers, you're losers!
No, please just leave me here, Mom. Please, please, please. Please... just
leave me here.
7. What did he say?
I'll tell you when I regain consciousness.
8. Every night it's the fucking chicken! Holy God Almighty! Is it possible just once
we could get something to eat for dinner around here that's not the goddamned
fucking chicken?
9. I apologize for the things I said. I was upset, and I didn't really mean them.
10.Listen to me, I got no reason to lie to you, don't make the same mistakes I
made when I was young. Fuck a lotta women kid, not just one woman, a lotta
women.
11.Did you know that "a la mode", in French, translates literally to "in the
fashion"? A la moooode... It comes from the latin word modus to do or
proper measure.
12.Olive, Richard is an idiot. I like a woman with meat on her bones.