3. Which character acts snobbish when he/she learns what the others did for a living?
(a) Inez.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Florence.
(d) Garcin.

4. When Estelle enters the room, who is already there?
(a) only Florence.
(b) only Garcin.
(c) Inez and Garcin.
(d) Inez and Florence.

5. Where does Estelle say her husband is?
(a) At home.
(b) At her funeral.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) At work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Inez do for a living?

2. Whom does Garcin say always got on his nerves?

3. Which character used to go to parties at the country homes of her friends?

4. When Inez refers to a cafeteria, "Where customers serve themselves," what is she talking about?

5. Who is smoking cigars in one of the visions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Garcin in his shirtsleeves stand for? Why does Estelle say she cannot stand a man in his shirtsleeves?

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

3. As Inez, Estelle, and Garcin watch their friends and family back on Earth, how do they react?

4. What kinds of differences are established between the three characters when Estelle asks if the other two have ever attended a country party at the home of one of her friends?

5. Why is Estelle surprised to see that Garcin's face is fine?

6. Do you think that one of these characters is more truthful than the other two? If so, which one?

7. How do you know that these characters are dead and in hell, despite the fact that Sartre does not explicitly state it?

8. Why does Inez believe Garcin to be her torturer?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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