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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 was Estelle's lover's name?
(a) Roger.
(b) Garcin.
(c) WIlliam.
(d) Antonio.

2. Florence crept out of bed and...
(a) Turned on the gas.
(b) Fell in front of the tram.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Jumped off the balcony.

3. When Garcin sees Gomez, how much time has passed?
(a) Five years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three or four hours.
(d) A year.

4. What item does Estelle ask the others for?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) Reading material.
(c) A pocket mirror.
(d) Breath mints.

5. How did Garcin's wife die?
(a) Of grief.
(b) She shot herself.
(c) Of pneumonia.
(d) By jumping off a bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character sings softly to him/herself?

2. What does Garcin says both Inez and Estelle do to him?

3. Why is Inez upset by her vision in Part 4?

4. Who is judging Garcin?

5. Whom is Estelle watching down on Earth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Inez's volunteering to be the mirror for Estelle symbolic?

3. Why do you think that Estelle is flattered by Inez attention, even after she knows that Inez is being cruel?

4. Why does the image of a young couple making love in her apartment so upset Inez?

5. What do you think of Inez's promise to not do Garcin any harm if he leaves her and Estelle in peace?

6. Sartre uses a mirror as a symbol in Part 3. Describe how the mirror is important to understanding the character of Estelle.

7. What does Sartre demonstrate about Garcin when he interrupts his kissing Estelle to listen in to what his colleagues are saying?

8. What does Garcin mean when he says that he can see where talking to each other will lead?

9. Why did Garcin say he treated his wife so badly?

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

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