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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the lizards act when Nancy explains human reproduction?
(a) Excited
(b) Bored
(c) Incredulous
(d) Confused

2. What concept confuses Leslie and Sarah and threatens to create a problem?
(a) Children
(b) Exclusivity
(c) Unfaithfulness
(d) Religion

3. What are Leslie and Sarah in the process of without even knowing it?
(a) The process of decline
(b) The process of progress
(c) The process of reproduction
(d) The process of evolution

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

5. What prize did Edward Albee win for the play, Seascape?
(a) The Man Book Prize
(b) The Newberry
(c) The PEN Award
(d) The Pulitzer

6. What do the lizards find so intriguing about human reproduction?
(a) The size of the human born
(b) The amount of humans produced at one time
(c) The size of the mother pregnant
(d) The ability to have twins

7. Where does Sarah want to go after Charlie has upset her?
(a) Behind the rock
(b) Into the waves
(c) Rest on the sand
(d) Return to the sea

8. What sounds appealing to Sarah during the discussion on exclusivity?
(a) Having a faithful partner
(b) Having a handsome partner
(c) Having a rich partner
(d) Having a strong partner

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

10. What simple act is even challenging between the lizards and the humans?
(a) Shaking hands
(b) Making a sand castle
(c) Walking
(d) Swimming

11. What person/place/thing does Charlie compare Leslie to?
(a) An ape
(b) A turtle
(c) A dolphin
(d) A fish

12. What are the lizards unable to grasp?
(a) The concept of divorce
(b) The concept of emotions
(c) The concept of marriage
(d) The concept of pregnancy

13. Nancy's reaction to the lizards can be best described as true to this quality of her personality.
(a) She is paralyzed in fear
(b) She is in awe
(c) She is horrified
(d) She is fascinated

14. What does Nancy and the lizards mostly engage in?
(a) Song
(b) Tirades
(c) Arguments
(d) Dialogue

15. How does Charlie react to Nancy telling the lizards about Charlie's hearts desire?
(a) He is sad and depressed
(b) He is infuriated and embarrased
(c) He is happy and open
(d) He is joyful and anticipatory

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Leslie and Sarah determine after their first contact with the humans?

3. What are Nancy and Charlie trying to attempt by using physical communication?

4. According to Nancy and Charlie, when do humans stop child rearing?

5. What position are Nancy and Charlie in when Act 2 opens?

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