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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom do when Claire tries to embrace him?
(a) He asks her to marry him.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He rejects her.
(d) He returns the embrace.

2. Why does a character apologize to Tom?
(a) Claire's call for help was meant for Dick.
(b) Claire's call for help was meant for Anthony.
(c) Harry's unreasonable behavior embarrassed Tom.
(d) Claire's unreasonable behavior caused Tom to run upstairs.

3. Who is the only character onstage at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Harry.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Claire.

4. How many children does Adelaide have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

5. What does Tom say will happen to communication between himself and Claire?
(a) It will dramatically decline.
(b) Calling from India will be difficult.
(c) They should devise a specific buzzer code for the telephone.
(d) All communication will be handled through Harry.

6. What does the setting in Act 2 symbolize?
(a) A castle fit for a queen.
(b) Escape.
(c) Closeness to God.
(d) A spiritual prison.

7. During the embrace, what complaint does one character make about the others who have left the room?
(a) They complain too much about temperature.
(b) They don't appreciate her plants.
(c) They are always late to dinner.
(d) They will give her nothing.

8. Which character has the last name of Edgeworthy?
(a) Tom.
(b) Dick.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Harry.

9. Who raised Elizabeth?
(a) Harry.
(b) Claire.
(c) Tom.
(d) Adelaide.

10. What is Claire unable to explain regarding her experiment?
(a) There is hope in growth.
(b) She wants the experiment to fail.
(c) She does not understand why the flower isn't blooming.
(d) She wants to create a never-before-seen color.

11. Harry is aware of an attraction between Claire and which character?
(a) Anthony.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Dick.
(d) Tom.

12. What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?"
(a) The experiment no longer interests her.
(b) The plant has died.
(c) She will know tomorrow if the experiment has been successful.
(d) The plant will not bloom for another two weeks.

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

14. What does Tom say regarding what Claire has admitted?
(a) It is wrong to love more than one man.
(b) Their love cannot be acted upon.
(c) She should stop focusing on the plants.
(d) She should divorce her husband.

15. What is the doctor's area of practice?
(a) Numerology.
(b) Orthopedics.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Botany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the setting in Act 2's symbolism ironic?

2. Who enters the room after the doctor gives his advice?

3. What is the relationship between Claire and Adelaide?

4. Who suggests that everyone should go downstairs to dinner?

5. Who calls Claire unnatural?

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