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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of room do the men enter as they are coming into the hotel room?
(a) Kitchenette.
(b) Bathroom.
(c) Closet.
(d) Bedroom.

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

3. Who stands up for himself in the first act?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) The third bellboy.
(c) Commodore Roseabove.
(d) Albert Rosepettle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Madame Rosepettle tell to make a note to have the bellboys fired?

3. How would the plot of the first scene be described?

4. What quality does Madame Rosepettle admit to not being?

5. How does Jonathan treat the bellboys?

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