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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is this play written?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1914.
(c) 2009.
(d) 1981.

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

3. What disability does Jonathan struggle with?
(a) A stutter.
(b) A lisp.
(c) A limp.
(d) A paralyzed hand.

4. How many men are moving the object?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

5. Which character in Scene 1 seems to be most insane?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) The hotel owner.
(c) Rosalie.
(d) Madame Rosepettle.

6. How are the men described as they try to figure out what to do with the object?
(a) Carefree.
(b) Nonchalant.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Tickled.

7. Where does the play take place?
(a) Havana.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Paris.
(d) Miami.

8. What does Madame Rosepettle ask the bellboys about in the harbor?
(a) A castle.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A seal.
(d) A yacht.

9. Who scolds the men in the hotel room?
(a) Commodore Roseabove.
(b) Madame Rosepettle.
(c) Their boss.
(d) Jonathan.

10. Why does Jonathan draw Xs in Scene 1?
(a) He is making a map.
(b) He is being rebellious.
(c) He didn't understand his mother.
(d) He likes to doodle.

11. In Scene 1, dialogue and characters seem to be ________________.
(a) Normal.
(b) Extremely significant.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Meaningless.

12. How many lines does Jonathan have in Scene 1?
(a) None.
(b) Ninety-nine.
(c) Very few.
(d) He only has one long monologue.

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

14. What does the reader think Madame Rosepettle's next relationship will be like?
(a) Unpleasant.
(b) Trusting.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Loving.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jonathan's relationship with his mother seem to be like?

3. Who follows Madame Rosepettle around the room?

4. How can the type of theater Kopit tries to depict be characterized?

5. What word can describe the object the men are moving into the hotel room at the beginning of the play?

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