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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person Madame Rosepettle plans to meet at the end of Scene 1 own?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A boat.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A limo.

2. What word can describe the object the men are moving into the hotel room at the beginning of the play?
(a) Heavy.
(b) Antique.
(c) Extravagant.
(d) Decorative.

3. How can the type of theater Kopit tries to depict be characterized?
(a) Practical.
(b) Realist.
(c) Logical.
(d) Absurd.

4. What does the additional man arrive with in the hotel room?
(a) A television.
(b) A Dictaphone.
(c) Encyclopedias.
(d) A suitcase.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does the play take place?

2. What is the title of the person who stands up for himself to Madame Rosepettle?

3. How many men are moving the object?

4. What breaks off of the object being moved by the men?

5. What happens to the object after something is broken off of it?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what you know in Scene 1, do you like Jonathan? Why or why not?

2. What do you make of Jonathan's fear of leaving his hotel room?

3. Do you like Rosalie? Why or why not?

4. Describe the interaction between the third bellboy and Madame Rosepettle.

5. Would you like to live the lifestyle Madame Rosepettle leads? Why or why not?

6. How does Jonathan react to Madame Rosepettle in Scene 1?

7. Why does Jonathan bring up the topic of his mother's Venus flytraps?

8. What is Rosalie's job? Does she enjoy it?

9. What is Commodore Roseabove like? Do you like him?

10. How is Jonathan's loneliness described in Scene 2?

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