3. How did Estelle's lover die?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He jumped off a building.
(c) He poisoned himself with gas.
(d) He was hit by a tram.

4. Who asks Inez to forget her role as a torturer?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Valet.
(c) Garcin.
(d) Florence.

5. In Estelle's vision, the dancers are dancing which dance when they turn out the lights?
(a) The Tango.
(b) The Waltz.
(c) The Jitterbug.
(d) The Charleston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Estelle see herself properly in Inez's eyes?

2. Who wants to take Estelle in his/her arms?

3. What does Gardin admit to?

4. Inez is glad the she and Estelle will...

5. Where do Olga and Peter go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Inez guilty of?

2. Why does Estelle shed no actual tears when she cries?

3. If Inez does not seem to care about her appearance, why does she normally carry a mirror?

4. Although both Inez and Garcin pressure Estelle into telling them why she is in the room, at the end of the section, why is Estelle only angry with Inez and not Garcin?

5. How does Garcin feel when Estelle tells him that it does not matter if he is a coward as long as he kisses well?

6. In this section of the play, Estelle asks Garcin to hold her. Why?

7. Why is Estelle so upset when she sees Olga tell one of her lovers the truth?

8. What do you think is the worst thing Garcin did to his wife?

9. Why did Garcin flee to Mexico, and what does it have to do with cowardice?

10. Why do you think that Inez would rather deal with hell face to face?

(see the answer keys)

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