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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delia compare the novel she wrote to in Act 2?
(a) A Russian doll.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) A Chinese puzzle box.
(d) A riddle.

2. What upsets Delia after the completion of her novel?
(a) She thought it was awful.
(b) She had lied while writing it.
(c) She thought the transcriber hadn't liked it.
(d) She believed her publisher wouldn't buy it.

3. When does August say Delia left the house she grew up in?
(a) When she was 12.
(b) When she was 9.
(c) When she was 7.
(d) When she was 17.

4. Who is revealed to be having an affair with Cynthia near the end of Act 1?
(a) Dan.
(b) Delia.
(c) Chad.
(d) August.

5. What does Delia say she did after finishing her book?
(a) Got drunk for three days.
(b) Went to a party.
(c) Hid it under her bed.
(d) Made a fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia say was in the "last box" of her novel?

2. Whom does August say Cynthia believes herself to be when speaking to the recorder in Act 1 Part 2?

3. What kind of seeds does Kirsten find in the sifter in Act 2?

4. How does Dan say is the only way to feel completely safe on the sidewalks of New York?

5. Which character says, "The natives get restless at night. The dogs raid the hen houses?"

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