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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meg and Babe fantasize about the huge birthday cake they have ordered for Lenny, which reveals:
(a) They are completely irresponsible.
(b) They are still childlike and playful despite their disappointments.
(c) They are unprepared for adult life.
(d) They have no idea how serious their predicaments are.

2. Meg explains their mother's suicide by telling Babe:
(a) Their father was responsible for her death.
(b) Their mother had a real bad day.
(c) Their mother was temporarily insane.
(d) They are all better off now.

3. Granddaddy's comment that Zackery was the best man for Babe whether she knew it or not implies:
(a) Babe was thrilled to marry him.
(b) Zackery threatened Babe into marrying him.
(c) Granddaddy was not interested in her happiness.
(d) Babe was not happy to marry him.

4. Meg believes Lenny is shy with men because:
(a) She doesn't trust them since their Daddy left.
(b) She was never allowed to speak to them.
(c) She has had her heart broken.
(d) She is ashamed of her shrunken ovary.

5. Lenny's reason for exploding at Meg over the candy is:
(a) Meg refuses to share anything with Lenny.
(b) Meg has no respect for other people's property.
(c) Meg has so much more than Lenny does.
(d) Meg never asks Lenny for permission for anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:

2. Lenny's birthday gift turns out to be a box of candy, which suggests:

3. Barnette agrees that Willy Jay:

4. Meg takes a coke from the fridge to calm Lennie, but first she drinks from it herself, indicating:

5. Meg and Lenny are bothered by the photo of their father's smile because:

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