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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. Lola lavishes compliments on Doc for ______________________.
(a) Sense of humor.
(b) His physique.
(c) His brilliance at card tricks.
(d) His investment skills.

2. How long ago did Doc propose to Lola?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 15 years.

3. What does Doc stare at while waiting for Lola to get her coat?
(a) A TV show.
(b) A portrait of Marie.
(c) A whiskey bottle.
(d) A sunset.

4. What does Lola complain about in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Having to go grocery shopping.
(b) Having a migraine.
(c) Not being able to sleep late.
(d) Having to go to work.

5. Marie makes fun of Lola's ______________.
(a) Hair style.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marie expecting from Bruce?

2. Lola tells Doc that Marie was with whom last night?

3. What does Doc say will make him want a drink?

4. What does Lola say Marie and Turk were doing last night?

5. What do Marie and Turk do that upsets Doc?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author show that Little Sheba symbolizes the life Lola used to have and still longs for?

2. How does Mrs. Coffman's opinion of Lola change?

3. What is Lola's incentive to clean her house?

4. What makes Mrs. Coffman come running into Lola's house?

5. Who is Lola and how does she make her entrance into the play?

6. What vulgar name does Doc call Marie and Lola and why prompts him to do so?

7. What does Lola reveal about her history with Doc?

8. What decision does Doc help Lola to make about Little Sheba in her dream?

9. What gesture does Mrs. Coffman extend to Lola while Doc is gone?

10. What are Marie's feelings about Turk and Bruce?

(see the answer keys)

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