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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 Times tree ornament
(b) A bottle of champagne
(c) A free subscription
(d) A framed excerpt

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

3. What is the first item in the room that Flan checks in Act 1?
(a) The Victorian inkwell
(b) The watercolor of the dog
(c) The two-sided painting
(d) The first edition Dickens

4. In Paul's description of his father, Sidney Poitier claims that growing up his family was so poor they did not even own what?
(a) Air
(b) Their shoes
(c) The IOUs they held
(d) Dirt

5. How many workers does Ouisa say Geoffrey has working in one of his mines?
(a) 70,000
(b) 1,700
(c) 22,000
(d) 800

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second prized item that Flan checks at the top of the play?

2. When Flan mentions that Geoffrey is from South Africa, Ouisa needles him for sounding how?

3. What ancient food item does Ouisa say is in the freezer when Paul offers to make dinner?

4. According to Paul, Sidney Poitier lived for a time in a bus station across the street from what?

5. What career did Flan used to hold?

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