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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 14-26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the New York Times send contributors of the anecdotes Flan and Ouisa mention at the end of this section?
(a) A bottle of champagne
(b) A free subscription
(c) A framed excerpt
(d) A Times tree ornament

2. What word does Ouisa tell Flan not to use in this section?
(a) Sumptuous
(b) Quixotic
(c) Prolixity
(d) Superfluous

3. What career did Flan used to hold?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Investment banker
(c) Artist
(d) Journalist

4. What negative world does Ouisa repeat over and over throughout the first couple minutes of the play?
(a) Terrifying
(b) Awful
(c) Ghastly
(d) Horrific

5. In what country did Wassily Kandinsky die?
(a) America
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) France

Short Answer Questions

1. In Paul's description of his father, Sidney Poitier claims that growing up his family was so poor they did not even own what?

2. According to Paul, on the shooting of what movie did Sidney Poitier meet his second wife?

3. What color is the shirt that the Kittredges give to Paul?

4. Which of the following prominent New York families is not one that Paul mentions considering before deciding to come to the Kittredges?

5. How many workers does Ouisa say Geoffrey has working in one of his mines?

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