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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the second part of Act 1, who enters after Harry exits?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Dick.
(d) Claire.

2. During the embrace, what does one character ask the other to do?
(a) Destroy the plants.
(b) Take her to India.
(c) Tell him she will get a divorce.
(d) Give her everything.

3. What is the setting of Act 2?
(a) The exterior of the greenhouse.
(b) The interior of the greenhouse.
(c) A tower room made of wood..
(d) A tower room with rough edges and unfinished masonry.

4. Who first joins Claire and Tom in the tower room after she goes back upstairs?
(a) Dick.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Harry.
(d) The doctor.

5. Which is the best description of Dick?
(a) An artist who produces abstract drawings.
(b) A poet who writes sonnets.
(c) An artist who produces realistic paintings.
(d) A gardener who loves Claire's plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the embrace, what complaint does one character make about the others who have left the room?

2. Which character's behavior represents the unrest of many women in the U.S. as the Women's Rights Movement begins to take root?

3. What does the interior of the greenhouse symbolize?

4. Who is the only character onstage when the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

5. Why is Tom the only one who truly loves Claire?

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