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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Nancy bring up regarding their sex life?
(a) Whether Charlie is interested in sex
(b) Whether Charlie is still in love with her
(c) Whether Charlie has had an affair
(d) Whether Charlie is a good lover

2. How does Nancy feel when she sees the creatures?
(a) Afraid
(b) Aghast
(c) Aggrivated
(d) Delighted

3. How does Nancy's choice in twigs make her husband feel?
(a) He is enraged
(b) He is proud
(c) He is indifferent
(d) He is thrilled

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

5. What did Charlie used to hold to let himself sink to the bottom of the lake?
(a) Two sea turtles
(b) Two heavy rocks
(c) Two bags of sand
(d) Two heavy bricks

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nancy feel about Charlie's blase attitude?

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

3. What does Charlie hope the gesture will save them from?

4. What is the theme of Act 1?

5. What happens when the lizards move forward towards Charlie and Nancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlie assist in the discussion of emotions and love?

2. Describe the opening setting of Act 1.

3. What does Sarah learn from Nancy as they notice a flock of seagulls flying overhead?

4. What is the last effort Nancy makes towards her husband at the end of Act 1?

5. Describe how the humans communicate effectively with the lizards.

6. What does the appearance of another jet do to the group?

7. What happens to the lizards as a jet flies overhead?

8. What is so incredulous, according to Leslie and Sarah, about human reproduction?

9. After the biological information about procreation and child-rearing is explained, what concept does Nancy tell the lizards about that the lizards do not understand?

10. How does Leslie describe his pairing with Sarah?

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