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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to April Wheeler's acting during the second act?
(a) It continues to be just as good as it was at the beginning of the play.
(b) It descends to the level of the other cast members, or worse.
(c) It is just has atrocious as it was in the first act.
(d) It greatly improves.

2. With what is the conversation between Frank and Pollock juxtaposed?
(a) Frank's thoughts about his career in Europe.
(b) Frank's thoughts about Pollock.
(c) Frank's memories of his father.
(d) His account that he later gives to April and her reactions.

3. With the decision to move to Paris, what seem to return to the marriage of Frank and April Wheeler?
(a) Irritation, jealousy, and passion.
(b) Depression, distance, and silence.
(c) Silence, irritation, and sadness.
(d) Peace, serenity, and hope.

4. Why do the Wheelers consult the calendar?
(a) To figure when Frank will have some vacation time.
(b) To figure out the date of conception.
(c) To figure the best time to visit Paris.
(d) To figure out when they can move.

5. From where is the director who is hired to work with the amateur actors?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) London.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do both April and Frank feel as children?

2. What does Milly Campbell hear?

3. How does Frank respond to this woman's comments about Maureen?

4. Shep chooses to go into the army, where he is a member of what?

5. How do the Wheelers become more and more like the shallow suburbanites they loathe?

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