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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose picture does Norman look?
(a) Billy Ray's.
(b) Chelsea's.
(c) Chelsea and her husband's wedding photo.
(d) Ethel and Norman's wedding photo.

2. About what awkward arrangement does Bill ask?
(a) If Bill can talk to Charlie alone to settle that Chelsea is Bill's girlfriend.
(b) Whether he and Chelsea can share a room though they're not married.
(c) Nothing.
(d) If Bill can borrow money for the trip to Europe.

3. With what does Bill become irritated?
(a) With the way the grandfather clocks ticks so loudly.
(b) Norman's teasing.
(c) With how long the other three are staying at the lake.
(d) The heat and lack of air conditioning.

4. What surprises Billy about the lake cottage?
(a) That it is so cool even with no air conditioning.
(b) That it has indoor plumbing.
(c) That it has electricity.
(d) That it has a computer with internet access.

5. In the story that Ethel tells about when the character in question #26 was young, what was he carrying?
(a) A fishing pole and tackle box.
(b) Salt Water Taffy.
(c) A box of chocolates.
(d) A dozen roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Chelsea's husband?

2. What are hanging in the living room at the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is Norman doing when Act 1, Scene 2 opens?

4. What is the job of the character Ethel meets in the woods?

5. Why do Chelsea and her boyfriend leave young Billy with Norman and Ethel Thayer?

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