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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the surface, how is Madame Rosepettle defined?
(a) Beautiful and extravagant.
(b) Clean and smooth.
(c) Ugly and demanding.
(d) Soft and warm.

2. Which term is incorporated into many characters' names?
(a) Love.
(b) Petal.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Rose.

3. What object are the men moving into the hotel room?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A television.
(d) A trunk.

4. What happens to the object after something is broken off of it?
(a) It becomes much lighter.
(b) It falls to the ground.
(c) It is placed on the bed.
(d) Nothing.

5. On what does Jonathan draw Xs in Scene 1?
(a) His hand.
(b) Paper.
(c) His mother's handkerchief.
(d) The bedspread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who follows Madame Rosepettle around the room?

2. What does Madame Rosepettle give the men as a tip?

3. What literary technique does Kopit use in the final few lines of Scene 1?

4. How many men are moving the object?

5. How does Madame Rosepettle seem to make others feel?

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