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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the women in the 1970s been doing with their time prior to the social movements?
(a) Accounting
(b) Developing a career
(c) Mothering
(d) Looking for a husband

2. How does Nancy feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?
(a) Nancy is panicked
(b) Nancy is overwhelmed
(c) Nancy is in awe
(d) Nancy is scared

3. When does Nancy show fear?
(a) When the male lizard makes a frightening noise
(b) When her husband makes a frightening noise
(c) When the female lizard makes a frightening noise
(d) When she herself makes a frightening noise

4. What is the main historical event the author has illustrated in the play?
(a) Slavery
(b) The Equal Rights Ammendment
(c) The Women's Liberation Movement
(d) Women's Suffrage

5. Which character does the author favor in shedding light on historical events of the 1970s?
(a) Nancy
(b) Charlie
(c) The Male Lizard
(d) The Female Lizard

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Charlie want to retire?

2. What does Nancy and Charlie hope their act will communicate to the lizards as they approach?

3. What was Charlie testing when he let himself sink down to the bottom of the lake?

4. What word best describes the character of Nancy?

5. What does Nancy feel that both Charlie and Nancy have lost?

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