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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Billy want Margaret to leave him alone?
(a) He wants to sleep.
(b) He wants to get drunk.
(c) He wants to read.
(d) He wants to work.

2. What kind of drink does Dion get from Billy's drink cabinet?
(a) An ale.
(b) A whisky.
(c) A sherry.
(d) A brandy.

3. What does the Older Draftsman say is the real word for artistic temperament?
(a) Inflated ego.
(b) Swelled head.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Crippled mind.

4. What does Billy say is warm?
(a) His heart.
(b) Cybel's skin.
(c) The sun.
(d) The earth.

5. What does Billy call Cybel at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Mother.
(c) Lover.
(d) Wife.

6. What does Billy say he is safely in?
(a) Heaven.
(b) A family.
(c) Hell.
(d) Prison.

7. What does Billy say the street is full of?
(a) Losers.
(b) Baptists.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Lazaruses.

8. What does Billy say Dion never does?
(a) Paint.
(b) Fall in love.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

9. What does the author say Cybel's hair hangs down like?
(a) A great mane.
(b) Strings of pearls.
(c) A ship's rope.
(d) Spaghetti.

10. Where does Billy say he is going to take a long vacation to?
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

11. What does Margaret say Dion has been full of lately?
(a) Love and fun.
(b) Self confidence and beauty.
(c) Laughter and kindness.
(d) Ambition and energy.

12. Whose mask does Billy wear when he greets Margaret?
(a) His own.
(b) Margaret's.
(c) His father's.
(d) Dion's.

13. What is Cybel wearing?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A bed sheet.
(c) A kimono.
(d) A dressing gown.

14. What does Margaret call Billy?
(a) A repressed old man.
(b) A lonely soul.
(c) An unloved spirit.
(d) A stupid old fool.

15. What does Billy say the laughter of heaven sows earth with?
(a) A thunder of voices.
(b) A rain of tears.
(c) A hail of rocks.
(d) A brain storm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy say calls Dion to work?

2. What does Billy say is the only thing he wants?

3. What kind of state does the author say Dion is in?

4. What does the author say Margaret's eyes shine with?

5. What kind of periodical is Billy reading?

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