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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality does Madame Rosepettle admit to not being?
(a) Funny.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Trustworthy.

2. Which of the following is not a name Madame Rosepettle calls her son?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Edward.
(c) Davis.
(d) Albert.

3. What does Rosalie confess to have done at a younger age?
(a) Married Jonathan's father.
(b) Dropped out of school.
(c) Had a baby.
(d) Prostituted herself in Havana.

4. By the end of Scene 1, is Madame Rosepettle depicted as self-centered?
(a) No.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Yes, but Kopit did not intend for readers to see her this way.
(d) Yes, it is clear that Kopit intended her to be depicted this way.

5. What does Jonathan tell Rosalie he does when he is on the porch?
(a) Makes his own clothes.
(b) Sit and watch her.
(c) Sing out loud.
(d) Thinks about how much he loves his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Madame Rosepettle eager to teach her son about?

2. What does Jonathan do in the place he has gone outside of his hotel room?

3. After his reaction to being called a different name, what does Jonathan do?

4. What does the reader think Madame Rosepettle's next relationship will be like?

5. What is the difference between Madame Rosepettle and the parents of the children Rosalie spends time with?

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