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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Sara say Pfeni sounds very "New York"?
(a) Pfeni talks about how dissimilar the London "tubes" are compared to New York's subway system.
(b) Pfeni adopts a fake accent.
(c) Pfeni talks about high fashion.
(d) Pfeni uses a New York slang expression.

3. Whose birthday is to be celebrated?
(a) Nick's.
(b) Tess's.
(c) Sara's.
(d) Pfeni's.

4. Who arrives during the Sabbath ceremony?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) Geoffrey.
(c) The delegation.
(d) Tom and Tess.

5. What sort of surgery has Sara had as revealed in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A hysterectomy.
(b) An appendectomy.
(c) A nose job.
(d) A facelift.

6. What does Gorgeous say about their father?
(a) He was a womanizer.
(b) He never taught her about money.
(c) He never had a kind word for his daughters.
(d) He taught her everything she knows.

7. Why won't Sara allow Tess to move to the United States?
(a) She says American universities are declining.
(b) She wants Tess to go to Pais.
(c) She has a fear of flying.
(d) She instead plans to move them both to Australia.

8. What play does Pfeni quote from when she and Geoffrey are speaking at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(b) Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.
(c) Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
(d) Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

9. What do Sara and Nick discuss during the party debate in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The plight of displaced Jews.
(b) The economic reperscussions of the Concert of Europe.
(c) The beautiful Sabbath ceremony.
(d) Nick's attraction toward Gorgeous.

10. What does Gorgeous encourage Sara to do as the two sister discuss Sara's surgery and subsequent events in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Travel to India with Pfeni.
(b) Return to America.
(c) Talk about her feelings.
(d) See a psychiatrist.

11. How does Pfeni feel about her appearance?
(a) She thinks women should not care about their appearance.
(b) She never indicates her feelings.
(c) She is negative and says Gorgeous is the attractive one.
(d) She is very self-confident.

12. How do Merv and Geoffrey know each other?
(a) Through the Jewish temple.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) Through the theater.
(d) Through their political affiliations.

13. What social situation concerns Tess?
(a) There are homeless living by the train tracks.
(b) People are using drugs.
(c) The monarchy in England is corrupt.
(d) The AIDS epidemic is growing.

14. How could the amount of time Pfeni and Geoffrey spend together be categorized?
(a) They have a very specific arrangement to only see each other every other weekend.
(b) They spend all of their time together.
(c) They spend much of the time apart.
(d) They see each other only on their yearly vacation.

15. What happens to the party as Gorgeous chatters on?
(a) The party-goers grow irritated with her jokes.
(b) The room goes silent.
(c) The party-goers grow more lively.
(d) The party divides into those who want to talk to Gorgeous and those who don't.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sara critical of Pfeni's career?

2. What do Marv and Tess discuss at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What does Merv do as a profession?

4. What does Geoffrey say about Pfeni's appearance?

5. What does Gorgeous say about herself?

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