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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. The doorbell rings and Henry takes the record off the machine. The person at the door is _______.
(a) Max.
(b) Billy.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Brodie.

2. When Henry leaves to pick up Debbie, Annie tells Henry not to get kicked by a horse. Henry tells her not to get kicked by _______.
(a) Max.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A mule.
(d) Brodie.

3. As Charlotte begins to leave, Max asks her ________.
(a) Where she actually was.
(b) Who her lover is.
(c) If she is going on another pretend trip.
(d) Why she forgot her passport.

4. Henry believes that his writing suffers to some degree because he is too ________.
(a) Old.
(b) Lusty.
(c) Young.
(d) Prudish.

5. Annie walks into the scene with a bag of _________ in her hands.
(a) Cheese sticks.
(b) Cucumbers
(c) Beets.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Annie said that she won't go with Henry because he spoils it for his daughter by being _______.

2. Annie is frustrated with Henry because he can't tell the difference between ________.

3. Henry is writing this play for ________.

4. After discovering Charlotte's passport in the drawer, he knows that she hasn't been to _________.

5. Annie asks Henry which opera it is and he guesses all of the following except ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annie happily comment on as she hurries out the door during the next scene?

2. What is Max building as a door opens offstage at the start of this play's first scene in Act 1?

3. What does Annie admit to not feeling guilty about during this particular scene?

4. What are Henry and Debbie discussing as this particular scene begins?

5. Describe the positions of Max and Annie when this particular scene begins, according to the stage directions.

6. What is happening in the hotel room as the lights come up on the stage?

7. What is happening at the end of the film, though, at the beginning of this scene?

8. What does Billy reveal about his feelings towards Annie as they are together in this scene?

9. What does the shift in lighting during the scene between Billy and Annie indicate to the audience?

10. What is the tangent that Charlotte goes off on when talking with Debbie and Henry?

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