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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire ask Harry to do when she goes downstairs?
(a) Turn off the Victrola.
(b) Play the music louder.
(c) Invite the doctor to dinner.
(d) Return to the tower room.

2. What does Tom want to tell Claire when he first sees her in Act 3?
(a) He has decided not to go to Indonesia
(b) He has decided not to go to Israel.
(c) He has decided not to go to Iraq.
(d) He has decided not to go to India.

3. Why is Tom the only one who truly loves Claire?
(a) He knows that Claire wants to live in India.
(b) He sees that Claire wants to assume a traditional woman's role.
(c) He knows that Harry is having an affair.
(d) He sees that the quest of love is more important to her than the consummation.

4. What happens after the first character onstage exits?
(a) The greenhouse door opens.
(b) The telephone rings.
(c) The unusual-looking plant dies.
(d) The curtain closes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says he or she is perfectly happy with the role society has dictated?

2. What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?"

3. Why does Adelaide chastise Claire?

4. What is the doctor's last name?

5. What does Anthony offer to do in Act 3 after the gunshot?

(see the answer key)

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