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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 does Mrs. Owens try to convince Madge to do?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Take a night class.
(c) Marry Alan.
(d) Go to college.

2. In college, Hal and Alan were __________________.
(a) roommates.
(b) resident advisors.
(c) on the football team.
(d) fraternity brothers.

3. Why does Madge return to the house?
(a) To pack the picnic basket.
(b) To get a jacket.
(c) To get dressed.
(d) To turn off the lights.

4. What is the setting for the play?
(a) A school playground.
(b) A factory.
(c) A park.
(d) The porches of two neighboring homes.

5. With whom does Rosemary dance aggressively?
(a) Howard.
(b) Hal.
(c) Bomber.
(d) Alan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alan tell Madge that his father is making him do?

2. Who is the owner of one of the homes where the action takes place?

3. What does Bomber ask Madge?

4. Where does Millie want to go on a train?

5. Who does Flo tell Madge to ride with to the picnic?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Alan and Hal know each other?

2. How does Millie try to soothe Alan who is obviously upset this morning?

3. How does Madge leave her mother's house?

4. How does Act 2 begin?

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

6. How are Rosemary's true feelings about men in stark contrast to her behavior?

7. What time of day is it when Act 3, Scene 1 begins?

8. What is the nature of the sudden flurry of activity around Rosemary and Howard coming out of the house?

9. Which two characters enter the scene after Howard and Rosemary exit?

10. Why is Rosemary in a flurry of activity this morning?

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