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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the boys put the butterflies in, knocking them out, but not killing them, leading to a terrifying event?
(a) Syrup.
(b) Milk.
(c) Honey.
(d) Alcohol.

2. Anna will be traveling to another company to teach ______________ dance, and she is leaving the next day.
(a) Dominic's.
(b) Robbie's.
(c) Burton's.
(d) Charlie's.

3. __________ equates Burton's work with the myth of the Flying Dutchman.
(a) Larry.
(b) Pale.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Anna.

4. The new piece that Burton is writing is a ____________, something with which he is not entirely comfortable.
(a) Musical.
(b) Love story.
(c) Pop song.
(d) War novel.

5. Anna offers Pale coffee, though he would clearly prefer ___________ as a beverage.
(a) Juice.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as being well-built and sexy in his mid-thirties and is wearing a nice suit?

2. Pale says that he did not see __________ at the wake, which is because this person was not invited.

3. Burton remarks about how fickle the _____________ can be in Canada during this time of year.

4. Anna decides it is far too early to go to _______________ and Larry agrees with her.

5. Pale admits that he might have done some __________ earlier in the evening when Anna asks.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the new script that Burton is working on, as revealed to Anna and Larry at the loft?

2. When Larry asks Burton about how he feels about the treatment of his movies by Hollywood, what does Burton reply?

3. What does Burton have to say about the weather in Canada where he was on vacation?

4. What does Pale want to drink the next morning when Larry offers him a tea?

5. What does Burton reveal about the play that he is writing, though he does not seem to think it is viable?

6. What is the reasoning Anna gives for having spent a lot of money on the new flutes?

7. What is Burton's profession, as revealed at the start of the play?

8. Why did Burton take a job at eighteen as a messenger delivering to various homes?

9. What happened between the man and Burton that Burton encountered when he was walking home drunk at the age of 20?

10. What does Larry remind Burton about the money that Burton receives for the scripts he writers?

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