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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. Where is Millie located as Act 2 begins?
(a) On a swing.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) The porch.
(d) The living room.

2. Who is Madge's boyfriend?
(a) Alex.
(b) Alan.
(c) Adam.
(d) Alistair.

3. Who does Flo tell Madge to ride with to the picnic?
(a) Hal and Alan.
(b) Rosemary and Howard.
(c) Flo and Millie.
(d) Mrs. Potts.

4. In what state does the play take place?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Montana.
(d) Oklahoma.

5. How did Hal lose his money in Nevada?
(a) He gambled in Las Vegas.
(b) He lost his wallet.
(c) Two girls robbed him at gunpoint.
(d) He gave it away to a beggar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rosemary want Howard to take her?

2. What does Mrs. Owens try to convince Madge to do?

3. With whom did Millie spend the whole day talking?

4. What do Hal and Madge symbolize to Rosemary?

5. Which of the following does Mrs. Owens not say that Madge would have if she married Alan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author use the technique of foreshadowing in Act 2?

2. What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 2?

3. How do Madge and Hal meet?

4. How does Act 2 begin?

5. What is Hal's demeanor when he returns to the Owens household?

6. How does Howard evade the marriage question at least temporarily?

7. How has the foreshadowing of the train come full circle for Madge by the end of the play?

8. Alan had indicated to Madge that he had "taken care of" Hal. What does Madge learn that that means?

9. Which two characters appear first in Act 3, Scene 1?

10. Explain how Millie and Madge have exchanged roles in Act 2.

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