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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the special plant about to do?
(a) Flower.
(b) Go to seed.
(c) Be transplanted.
(d) Die.

2. What does Tom confide to Dick?
(a) He is divorcing Claire.
(b) He loves Claire's daughter.
(c) He loves Claire.
(d) He is having an affair.

3. What does the second house guest do when he sees that no one can help him enter the greenhouse?
(a) Drops the shaker.
(b) Drops the breakfast supplies.
(c) Pretends to shoot out the greenhouse door.
(d) Pretends to shoot himself.

4. Why can't the second house guest enter the greenhouse?
(a) Claire has locked the door.
(b) The door is frozen shut.
(c) Anthony has locked the door.
(d) Hattie has locked the door.

5. Why does Claire caution Tom to be careful?
(a) God is not far away.
(b) Harry is not far away.
(c) Dick is listening.
(d) The plants are listening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Anthony's specific instructions?

2. What does the interior of the greenhouse symbolize?

3. Which is the best description of Claire and Elizabeth's reunion?

4. What does Harry confide to the two house guests after Claire exits?

5. Who worries that the cold weather will have adverse effects on the plants?

(see the answer key)

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