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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 Mrs. Jones tell the group about marriage?
(a) It is something everyone should try, at least once.
(b) You can always get divorced, if the marriage goes sour.
(c) Do not ever do it.
(d) It is for better or worse and that if it does not turn out the way you expected than you just have to make do.

2. What do the women do, after Mr. Sankey's arrival?
(a) They disparage Mrs. Maurrant's character, one of them calling her a whore.
(b) They discuss the quality of the milk he sells.
(c) They wonder why Mr. Sankey is at the apartment.
(d) They go back to their previous activities.

3. Upon what do the other women agree?
(a) They love this neighborhood.
(b) They want to move out of New York City.
(c) Their families are annoying.
(d) Their older girls are never home.

4. What has the country's heat wave caused?
(a) Power outages all around the city.
(b) The deaths of six people in Chicago.
(c) Sales in ice to rise drastically.
(d) Milk all around the country to spoil.

5. How does Mr. Sankey look?
(a) Nervous and shy.
(b) Wealthy and expensively dressed.
(c) Cheap, dressed in a low quality suit.
(d) Dirty and ragged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a sign on the set say about Prof. Filippo Fiorentino?

2. What does Ms. Simpson do before leaving?

3. What does Kaplan believe will no longer be necessary once there is no more personal property?

4. How does Rose feel about Mr. Easter?

5. What is one reason why Mr. Maurrant does not like foreigners?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rose feel that no one should belong to anyone else?

2. How do the neighbors react to the new shots that were fired?

3. How does the audience learn Mr. Filippo Fiorentino is Italian?

4. Describe Rose's exit.

5. What does Mr. Maurrant say to Rose?

6. What is a constant throughout the play? Why?

7. How is the audience's assumption about the weather verified?

8. Describe the set.

9. What does Rose suggest her mother do about Mr. Sankey? Why does Rose suggest this?

10. What are two nursemaids doing?

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