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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chuck want to do that Cindy does not allow?
(a) To come inside the house.
(b) To take Cindy to a motel.
(c) To talk to Cindy's father.
(d) To have sex in the car.

2. Where do the men want to go?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Baja.
(c) Boston.
(d) Louisville.

3. What does Griffin tell Cindy?
(a) To go out with Chuck but not to say anything or the family will be killed.
(b) To tell Winston she is ill.
(c) To tell Bard that she'll go out the next day with him.
(d) To tell Chip that she has to study.

4. With what does Griffin gain Dan and Cindy's cooperation?
(a) The repeated statement that Eleanor will be killed if they do not cooperate.
(b) By saying that he was unfairly charged.
(c) By tying up Ralphie.
(d) By saying he and the other men will rape and kill both women.

5. What advice does Dan give Ralphie?
(a) To try to escape out his bedroom window.
(b) To keep his mouth shut and cooperate.
(c) To try to knock over one of the men.
(d) Sometimes it's better to be scared than foolish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dan's response to Ralphie's request.

2. What does Dan want to do?

3. Who is Helen Laski?

4. What is the name of the deputy sheriff who is onstage at the opening of the first act?

5. How does Dan realize that something is wrong in his house?

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