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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cherie come over to tell Bo?
(a) That she wants to marry him right away.
(b) That she had several boyfriends before him.
(c) That he doesn't believe what she is saying.
(d) That she wants to give him his money back.

2. Why does Cherie say that she dropped out of school?
(a) To raise her child.
(b) To marry her lover.
(c) To take care of her siblings.
(d) To earn money.

3. What time of day is it as the play opens?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

4. What are most of the characters in the play doing as Act III opens?
(a) Eating.
(b) Flirting.
(c) Talking.
(d) Sleeping or resting.

5. What month is it when Act I opens?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character shows that he is a gentleman?

2. What does Virgil announce?

3. What happens to Bo when he hears Cherie singing?

4. Why is Elma headed for Topeka?

5. How does Elma react to what Grace told her?

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