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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. Who is on the phone when it rings?
(a) Norman's brother.
(b) The operator.
(c) No one.
(d) Chelsea.
2. Instead of applying for a job, what does Ethel suggest Norman do?
(a) Volunteer at the senior center.
(b) Go pick more berries.
(c) Vacuum the house.
(d) Go fishing.
3. What is the job of the character Ethel meets in the woods?
(a) Physician.
(b) Mail carrier.
(c) Lumberjack.
(d) Lawyer.
4. What does Norman do when Ethel and Charlie are discussing Chelsea?
(a) Ties flys for fishing.
(b) Gets up and goes outside.
(c) Cleans his shotgun.
(d) Tries to interest Charlie in a discussion of baseball.
5. What is the name of their daughter who visits them?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Susan.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Chelsea.
Short Answer Questions
1. Of what ethnic group does Norman seem prejudiced?
2. What does Ethel plan to do with the berries she's picked?
3. In answer to Norman's question as to why Charlie never married Chelsea, what does Charlie reply?
4. Who is knocking on the door?
5. What has Ethel been doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Charlie say about Chelsea and children and what does this possibly reveal about Charlie as a person?
2. Describe the interaction between Ethel and Norman in this scene and say what you think it may mean.
3. The fact that Norman attempts to get Charlie to discuss baseball foreshadows several other times that Norman uses baseball to hide his discomfort in carrying on meaningful conversations, particularly concerning Chelsea. What is foreshadowing?
4. What does Ethel say about the neighbors and what is Norman's response?
5. Give a brief description of the setting at the opening of the play.
6. Give a brief synopsis of Ethel and Charlie's conversation and what the author may be showing through this conversation.
7. Another bit of conversation at the end of this scene is indicative of a recurrent theme of this play. Describe the conversation and briefly say what the theme is you think it is bringing up.
8. What picture does Norman pick up and what is the story behind it?
9. What question does Norman ask Charlie and what is the implication of Charlie's answer?
10. Who is the elderly couple in the play and where are they arriving at the opening of the play?
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