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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 does Birdie want with the profits that her husband talks about?
(a) To have Lionnet back the way it was.
(b) A new piano.
(c) A new home.
(d) To travel.

2. Where does Joe want to move with Karen and Martha?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Vienna.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What hospital is Horace at in Act I of "The Little Foxes"?
(a) Johns Hopkins.
(b) Mayo Clinic.
(c) Lenox Hill.
(d) Bellevue.

4. What does Whalen discover in the alley outside of his office?
(a) The body of Mossie.
(b) A gun.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) Julie.

5. Who does Mrs. Mortar open the front door to?
(a) Mrs. Tilford.
(b) A student.
(c) Agatha.
(d) Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the blind man that Wilkie talks of nursing along?

2. Why isn't Andrew as upset as he might be over losing Julie?

3. What does Cora carry when she first appears in Act I of "Days to Come"?

4. Where does Martha talk of sending her aunt?

5. What does Addie bring for Birdie, Horace, and Alexandra to snack on in Act III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Wright-Dobie School for Girls.

2. What is the importance of the keyhole in Mary's story?

3. What are some of the things that Cora complains about during the first act of "Days to Come"?

4. What does Oscar think about shooting for sport?

5. Why did Oscar marry Birdie? Did he ever love her?

6. Why does everyone want Horace to come home?

7. According to Andrew, what is Julie's punishment for leaving?

8. Why is Whalen trying to keep the laborers from fighting with the strike breakers?

9. "The Children's Hour" was author Lillian Hellman's first play. Who did she dedicate it to?

10. How is Leo Whalen described in "Days to Come"?

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