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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. What does Inez say they all must be guilty of?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Murder.
(c) Something.
(d) Embezzlement.

2. What is strange about Estelle's friend at her funeral?
(a) She did not send flowers.
(b) She did not cry.
(c) She wore read.
(d) She did not attend.

3. Garcin suggests they all stay where?
(a) On opposite sides of the bronze.
(b) Right next to each other.
(c) On their own sofas.
(d) Next to the door, in case it opens.

4. Whom does Inez believe to be her torturer, at first?
(a) Garcin.
(b) Valet.
(c) Florence.
(d) Estelle.

5. How many years was Estelle happily married?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose sofa does not match her dress?

2. Which character flirts with Estelle?

3. What did Estelle die of?

4. According to one of the characters, how many official torturers does Hell have?

5. How many mirrors are there in the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Estelle refuse Inez's offer of her sofa?

2. What does Estelle complain about when she enters the room?

3. What does Estelle say about why she thinks she is in the room?

4. What are some of the things that cause tension between Inez and Garcin?

5. Why are eyes and "not looking at each other" symbolically important at this part in the play?

6. Describe Inez's reaction to the Estelle's and Garcin's reasons for why they are in the room.

7. Describe, at this point in the play, the nature of hell.

8. Why are there no toothbrushes or beds in the room?

9. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the first part of the play?

10. Why does Sartre introduce Estelle with her concerns about the sofas?

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