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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are their feelings short-lived?
(a) It is just Grandma.
(b) The man introduces himself as their Uncle Louie.
(c) The man leaves quickly.
(d) It is their father.

2. About what does Louie tell the boys not to worry?
(a) Getting into the ice cream and treats downstairs at the store.
(b) His life, which he says he has under control.
(c) Their father who will be coming home soon.
(d) Bella, because she can take care of herself.

3. What does Louie sense?
(a) The boys' anger.
(b) The boys' fear.
(c) The boys' need for some adventure.
(d) The boys' lack of trust.

4. Why has Eddie been in the hospital?
(a) To get some sleep.
(b) For exhaustion.
(c) To visit his wife.
(d) To avoid going to work.

5. What does Bella hope will happen?
(a) She can still marry Johnny.
(b) She and Grandma Kurnitz can talk things over.
(c) She can keep her job at the movie theatres.
(d) She and Grandma will never speak again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys react when their father tells them that they will be spending the next 10 months with their Grandmother?

2. When are the boys even more mesmerized?

3. How must Bella feel about movies?

4. Why does Grandma Kurnitz tell Louie that he is required to stay for dinner?

5. What is the setting of the play?

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