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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 have Margaret and Tracy not had very much success in, according to Margaret?
(a) Being patient.
(b) Being wives.
(c) Picking out wedding presents.
(d) Learning from mistakes.

2. What does the magazine want in return for not publishing the article about Seth?
(a) To do a feature on Tracy's divorce.
(b) To do a feature on Tracy's wedding.
(c) To do a story about Tracy's ex-husband Dexter.
(d) To do a story on Tracy's husband-to-be George.

3. What does Tracy say to Mike about his writing?
(a) She has him totally figured out.
(b) She does not like his stories.
(c) She thinks his stories are too short.
(d) She cannot figure him out.

4. Who does Tracy call after hearing about Sandy's guests?
(a) The library.
(b) The bank.
(c) The magazine.
(d) The police.

5. Where does George work?
(a) In a factory.
(b) In a mine.
(c) In a field.
(d) In a stock room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dexter wonder at the end of Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1?

2. As the family discusses, what might Kidd be sued for?

3. What does Mike say he opposes?

4. What does Liz say that she would do in a second?

5. According to Dexter, what caused his drinking problem to get worse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike say to Tracy after the pre-wedding dinner that she responds to, reminding her of Dexter?

2. Who is Sidney Kidd and what deal does Sandy make with him?

3. What is the significance of Tracy's drinking, and how is it illustrated in the play?

4. What do Sandy and Liz talk about with regard to Sidney Kidd in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, Part 2?

5. What is the first impression of Mike and why is it significant?

6. What does Tracy intentionally inject into her first conversation with Mike and Liz and why?

7. What is the elaborate plan the family invents to preserve their reputation?

8. What does the family do in Act 2, Scene 1, Part 2 that indicates a change in their priorities?

9. What important lesson does Tracy say she has learned from Mike as they are at the pool? How does he respond?

10. How does Dexter respond to Tracy as she makes her entrance in Act 3, and what does he do to encourage her memory of the previous night's events?

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