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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men that Stanley gambled with are described in Act II as wearing “black pointy shoes with” what “on their socks”?
(a) Clocks
(b) Dice
(c) Daggers
(d) Cards

2. What is Kate carrying down the stairs in the opening of Act II?
(a) A suitcase
(b) A tray of food
(c) A bag of laundry
(d) A vase of flowers

3. What book is Laurie reading when Eugene comes to her room to talk in Act II?
(a) Romeo and Juliet
(b) To Have and Have Not
(c) The Merry Wives of Windsor
(d) The Citadel

4. Jack Jerome’s second job was selling what before the company shut down?
(a) Cars
(b) Party favors
(c) Dishwashers
(d) Vacuum cleaners

5. How long does Jack say the Murphys have lived across the street in Act II?
(a) 3 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 5 years
(d) 2 years

6. Why does Blanche claim she had trouble putting on her makeup for her date in Act II?
(a) She can’t see without her glasses
(b) Her hands were shaking badly
(c) Her eyelids were twitching
(d) Her skin was sunburned

7. How much is the salary that Stanley has lost in Act II?
(a) $25
(b) $120
(c) $200
(d) $17

8. How is the letter signed that Blanche receives in Act II?
(a) Miss Sarah Smith
(b) Frank Murphy
(c) Mrs. Matthew Murphy
(d) Mrs. Floyd Anderson

9. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II says that despite all of Frank’s faults, what “have never been his failings”?
(a) Drunkenness and abuse
(b) Love for his family
(c) Generosity and kindness
(d) Honesty and sincerity

10. Stanley makes Eugene promise him that he’ll do what in the future in Act II?
(a) Get married
(b) Go to college
(c) Join the Marines
(d) Join the Air Force

11. Eugene says of his mother in Act II, “If I told her I just lost both my hands in an accident she’d say” what?
(a) Go upstairs and wash your face with your feet
(b) I don’t care what’s hurt. Just get ready for dinner
(c) Go get some new ones at the store
(d) You’re always losing something

12. Eugene says that his cousin Nora has been seeing what guy every night in Act II?
(a) Michael Stuart
(b) William Ross
(c) James Handy
(d) Larry Clurman

13. Where is the medal from that Stanley earned for the hundred-yard dash two years ago?
(a) The Volunteer Fire Department Athletic League
(b) The New Jersey Athletic League
(c) The Coney Island Athletic League
(d) The Police Athletic League

14. Where was Stanley gambling when he lost his salary in Act II?
(a) The Brooklyn Fire Station
(b) Williamson and Sons Drywall
(c) Florsheim Shoes
(d) Ernest’s Café

15. Where is Eugene writing in his memoirs in the opening of Act II?
(a) In the attic
(b) In the backyard
(c) In the basement
(d) In his room

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate tell Laurie she’s made for dinner tonight in the beginning of Act II?

2. Blanche says before exiting upstairs in Act II, “For people like us, sometimes the only thing we really own is our” what?

3. What woman does Kate act jealous about because Jack danced with her once two years ago at the Commodore Hotel in Act II?

4. Where does Blanche say she knows a woman she can stay with while she looks for work in Act II?

5. The letter to Blanche in Act II says, “I tried to reach you earlier, then realized you had no” what?

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