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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Charlie feel about having to explain so much to the lizards?
(a) Unamused
(b) Intrigued
(c) Angered
(d) Impatient

2. What are lizards absolutely amazed to learn about humans and child rearing?
(a) That offspring look like their parents
(b) That humans keep their offspring for years
(c) That human offspring are so needy
(d) That humans interact with their offspring

3. What does the author touch on that is a critical event of the 1970's?
(a) The new deal
(b) The space age
(c) Western liberal democracy
(d) New family dynamics

4. Where does the setting open in Act 1?
(a) The beach
(b) A swimming pool
(c) East Hamptons
(d) The desert

5. How does Charlie feel about answering the lizards question about change?
(a) Unsure
(b) Angry
(c) Embarassed
(d) Confident

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?

2. Is the tension created in her marriage enough to silence Nancy?

3. What is exposed as a result of explaining why humans don't walk around naked?

4. What are Charlie and Nancy facing as they enter their new stage in life?

5. Because Charlie is not willing to let a male of any species view his wife's breasts, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

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