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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In this section, Paul mentions attending a film festival with his father in what country?
(a) South Africa
(b) China
(c) Turkey
(d) Russia

2. To what mythological figure does Ouisa compare Geoffrey when she describes him?
(a) Theseus
(b) Midas
(c) Jason
(d) Creon

3. What does the Hustler do as soon as he enters the scene?
(a) Throws a punch at Flan
(b) Walks straight through the room and leaves the condo
(c) Stretch out on the couch
(d) Begin eating leftovers from the night before

4. What does Paul's thesis conclude is "God's gift" to us (34)?
(a) Other people
(b) Free Choice
(c) Hope
(d) Imagination

5. What request does Paul make of the Kittredges before leaving?
(a) That they lend him more money
(b) That they forget the whole incident
(c) That they not tell his father
(d) That they forgive him

6. What school does the Kittredges' daughter attend?
(a) Groton
(b) Yale
(c) Smith
(d) Northwestern

7. What film option does Flan think may be a nice alternative for Paul's father's movie?
(a) Animation
(b) Silent
(c) 3-D
(d) Black and white

8. Which of the following is not an ingredient listed in the dish Paul prepares?
(a) Sun-dried tomatoes
(b) Tuna Fish
(c) Olives
(d) Spinach

9. At the beginning of Act 1, what aspect of his state of being does Flan repeatedly mention?
(a) He is shaking
(b) He feels like he will throw up
(c) He is enraged
(d) He has a cold sweat

10. 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

11. At what time does Paul say he has to meet his father?
(a) 10:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) Midnight
(d) Noon

12. Who do Ouisa and Flan address in the first half of this section?
(a) Each other
(b) Geoffrey
(c) God
(d) The audience

13. 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) Their shoes
(b) Air
(c) Dirt
(d) The IOUs they held

14. A painting by what artist hangs above the stage during the play?
(a) Cezanne
(b) Motherwell
(c) de Kooning
(d) Kandinsky

15. What does Geoffrey say amazes him about New York in his first line?
(a) The technology
(b) The opulence
(c) The restaurants
(d) The quiet

Short Answer Questions

1. What French film does Flan reference while mocking Ouisa about South Africa in this section?

2. What is the first item in the room that Flan checks in Act 1?

3. At the end of this section, Ouisa tells Flan that God's name is what?

4. What movie does Paul mention won Sidney Poitier his only Oscar?

5. At the beginning of this section, Flan describes a painting by what artist?

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