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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. Why is Dr. Waldersee distressed when he first enters the hotel?
(a) Because he has been denied access to Italy.
(b) Because he has been denied access to Switzerland.
(c) Because he is afraid of cold weather.
(d) Because he has lost his medical equipment.

2. What has Don disgruntled at the beginning of the play?
(a) His pay is not enough for the work he is doing.
(b) His talents are not being utilized.
(c) He is expected to do too much.
(d) He doesn't have enough breaks.

3. As Weber explains to Irene, what is vulnerable now that the planes have left?
(a) The airfield.
(b) The Italian Alps.
(c) The Swiss Alps.
(d) The train station.

4. How are the wait staff dressed at the hotel?
(a) Formally.
(b) Casually.
(c) In sports jackets.
(d) In white uniforms.

5. What are the Cherrys enjoying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene1?
(a) Cocktails.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Hors d'oeuvres.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about the place of an air strike that interests Irene, as she describes it to Weber?

2. What is Irene excited about seeing, if an air raid occurs?

3. What takes Weber away at the end of Act 2, Scene1?

4. What does Irene tell about her relatives as she is entertaining other hotel guests at the end of the first scene in Act 2?

5. What style best describes Hotel Monte Gabriele?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the larger theme of the play, what do the Cherrys represent?

2. What does Dr. Waldersee think of Quillery's views on the war?

3. Where is Harry coming from, where is he traveling to when his train is stopped, and why?

4. What does the captain announce at the end of Act 1, and how does Harry respond?

5. Why does Quillery object to Weber's line of work and what is his theory on who is paying for it?

6. What do the Cherrys reveal to Harry as he joins them in the beginning of Act 2, and what are they concerned about?

7. Why does Irene capture the attention of the hotel guests and what impresses her about the hotel itself?

8. Who is Weber and what does Quillery inform Harry of in reference to his profession?

9. What effect does the appearance of Italian soldiers have on the hotel, and what do the soldiers do to surprise them?

10. What causes Irene to tell Harry the truth and what does she finally reveal to him?

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