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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gorgeous say about her husband's employment in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He lost his law firm job.
(b) He is moving to London to take a new job.
(c) He lost his banking job.
(d) He is contemplating retirement.

2. What does Sara refuse to do for Merv as they exit Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Make love.
(b) Make dessert.
(c) Tell a bawdy joke.
(d) Sing.

3. After the confrontations in Act 2, Scene 1, which sister of the Sisters Rosensweig seems to be the most honest about their lives?
(a) Gorgeous.
(b) Sara.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Pfeni.

4. What is Tess's school project?
(a) A series of essays on revolutionaries.
(b) A science fair experiment.
(c) A biography of a famous feminist.
(d) A biography of her mother's early years.

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after her night with Merv, what does Sara say caused her illness?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sisters Rosensweig open the wine, what do they toast to?

2. What is Sara's self-assessment on the morning after her night with Merv?

3. Where does Gorgeous live?

4. Why doesn't Tess want Nick to come to dinner?

5. Why does Geoffrey say he prefers pop music to Shakespeare during the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

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