The game

NICHOLAS AS A BUSINESSMAN
1. Describe his personality and behaviour.
2. How does he get on with the people that work for him?
3. How does he spend his mornings?
NICHOLAS´FATHER
4. Describe Nicholas´ father.
5. Nicholas´ memories. What does he remember of his childhood? Explain
THE 48th BIRTHDAY OF NICHOLAS
1. Why is this a different birthday?
2. What happened during the day?
3. Who does he meet?
4. What does he receive as a birthday present?
5. How does he finish this day?
CONRAD
6. Describe his personality.
7. Compare him to Nicholas.
8. Why did he give Nicholas a CRS card as a birthday present?
9. Describe his relationship with Nicholas:
a) When they were children,
b) Before the game,
c) After the game.
ELIZABETH
10. Describe her personality.
11. Why does Nicholas always treat her angrily?
12. What happened when Nicholas came back from Mexico.
13. Describe her relationship with Nicholas before the Game. How does it change after the Game?
CRS – THE GAME
14. What happens when Nicholas gets to CRS offices?
15. How does he behave at the beginning?
16. What kinds of tests does Nicholas take?
17. How does Nicholas show himself during the tests?

THE GAME BEGINS – DIFFICULTIES

18. When does the game begin? What do you think?
19. What does Nicholas find when he arrives home?
20. What happens when he´s listening to the TV news?
CHRISTINE
21. How do Nicholas and Christine meet? Describe the whole scene at the restaurant.
22. Why does Nicholas follow her?
23. How do they get to the “hospital”? What happens there?
24. How do they end up talking at Nicholas´ office?
25. What does Christine confess?
HOTEL NIKKO
26. Why does Nicholas go to this hotel?
27. What happens at the reception?
28. What does Nicholas find in the hotel room? How does he feel at this point?
29. What does Nicholas suspect?
30. What´s his big mistake?
31. What did Nicholas find when he opened his briefcase?
ANSON BAER
32. Who is he?
33. What is his relationship with Nicholas and Nicholas´s father?
34. Why does Nicholas want Anson to step down?
35. Why does Nicholas believe Anson Baer wanted to ruin his reputation?
36. Is he happy or angry at the end of the movie? Why?
HOUSE – BREAK IN
37. What happens when Nicholas gets home that evening?
38. What does he find when he goes upstairs?
39. What does he do?
40. Who arrives?
NS AND CD ARGUE (AFTER THE FLAT TIRE)
41. Why do Nicholas and Conrad argue?
42. Explain the scene.
43. What are Conrad last words?
“NO ONE ASKED YOU TO PLAY DAD”
44. Describe Nicholas and Conrad relationship when they were children.
45. Explain Conrad´s reproaches.
46. How does Nicholas justify his behaviour?
NICHOLAS ASKS ILSA ABOUT HIS FATHER
47. What do they say in this dialogue? Explain.
48. Why is this a significant dialogue?
CHRISTINE´S ADDRESS – CONS
49. What does Nicholas realize when he arrives at Christine’s home?
50. What happens next?
NICHOLAS´ACCOUNTS – ACCESS CODES
51. What do they talk about in the car?
52. What does he believe happened to his money?
53. How does CRS get the codes to Nicholas accounts?
MEXICO
54. Explain under which circumstances he appears in Mexico.
55. What happens at the American Embassy?
56. How does he manage to get a bus ticket?
57. How does he complete his journey back to San Francisco?
NICHOLAS LOOKS FOR ELIZABETH
58. Why does Nicholas look for Elizabeth?
59. What does Nicholas say to Elizabeth that changes their relationship?
60. What does Nicholas apologize for?
MR. FEINGOLD – THE ZOO
61. Describe Nicholas´ emotional condition at this moment.
62. What is he worried about?
63. What does he force Mr. Feingold to do?
“I DON´T CARE ABOUT THE MONEY”
64. Why does Nicholas say this?
65. What is more important for him at this moment?
CRS ROOF
66. Describe what happens on the roof.
67. Why does Nicholas jump off?
68. What does he think about while he is falling?
69. Give examples of situations at the party that prove Nicholas has become a different person.