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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Ethel been doing?
(a) Visiting with neighbors.
(b) Painting by the lake.
(c) Picking berries.
(d) Rowing on the lake.

2. How old is Norman's wife?
(a) 69.
(b) 92.
(c) 59.
(d) 77.

3. Why didn't Norman pick any more berries?
(a) He got lost in the woods and was frightened.
(b) He went fishing instead.
(c) He couldn't find any ripe ones.
(d) He thought it was unreasonable for Ethel to ask that of him.

4. Of what ethnic group does Norman seem prejudiced?
(a) Arabs.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Jews.

5. What does Ethel have in her arms?
(a) The clothes off the line.
(b) An orphaned bird.
(c) A bundle of firewood.
(d) A picnic basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norman ask the phone operator to do?

2. Whose boat pulls up to the dock?

3. What happened to Chelsea's husband?

4. What seems sad to Charlie?

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

(see the answer key)

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