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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie think the creatures must be a result of?
(a) A punishment for a faulty marriage
(b) Drinking too much wine
(c) Having eaten rancid liver paster for lunch
(d) Having salt water in their eyes

2. How does Nancy react to Charlie's blasy attitude?
(a) Rants that life is short
(b) Tells him he must go back to work
(c) Is compassionate to him
(d) Asks for him to change

3. What does Nancy feel that both Charlie and Nancy have lost?
(a) A zest for life
(b) Respect for each other
(c) A sense of purpose
(d) Mutual attraction for each other

4. What word best describes the character of Charlie?
(a) Coward
(b) Strong
(c) Lunatic
(d) Hero

5. What scientific theory is addressed in Act 1?
(a) Humans evolved from desert creatures
(b) Humans evolved from sea creatures
(c) Humans evolved in the jungle
(d) Humans have limited evolution capabilities

6. What was the woman's main role before the 1970s?
(a) Be a wife
(b) Serve in the home
(c) Nursing
(d) Teach

7. What object does the creature peek out behind?
(a) A mound of seaweed
(b) A surfboard
(c) A rock
(d) A cliff

8. How can the state of Charlie and Nancy's marriage be best described?
(a) Easy
(b) Difficult
(c) Loving
(d) Connective

9. What concept do the lizards parallel?
(a) The industrial revolution
(b) Capitalism
(c) The evolution of man
(d) Imperialism

10. How does Charlie feel about Nancy's attempt to infuse enthusiasm into their relationship?
(a) Indifferent
(b) Hopeful
(c) Willing
(d) Surprised

11. What are Charlie and Nancy facing as they enter their new stage in life?
(a) Empty nest syndrome
(b) Financial ruin
(c) Health problems
(d) Childless depression

12. As the play opens, what have Charlie and Nancy finished enjoying?
(a) A long run
(b) Feeding the seagulls
(c) A picnic lunch
(d) A walk on the shore line

13. How does Nancy describe her husband at the end of Act 1 while in submission to the lizards?
(a) Happy
(b) Brave
(c) Cowardly
(d) Dour

14. How does Nancy feel about Charlie's blase attitude?
(a) Indifferent
(b) Happy
(c) Angry
(d) Resentful

15. What do Nancy and Charlie declare at the end of Act 1?
(a) Their love for each other
(b) War on the lizards
(c) War on each other
(d) Their hatred for each other

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times during Act 1 does Nancy bring up Charlie's childhood dream of living underwater?

2. How does Nancy feel when the lizards reappear?

3. Which character does the author favor in shedding light on historical events of the 1970s?

4. What had the women in the 1970s been doing with their time prior to the social movements?

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

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