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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 Claire try to explain to the men over breakfast?
(a) Why she is unhappy in her marriage.
(b) Why there is no heat in the house.
(c) The joy of letting things grow without restriction.
(d) Why she doesn't spend more time with her daughter.

2. Where does Tom intend to go?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Israel.
(c) India.
(d) Indonesia.

3. What does Claire ask Tom to do?
(a) Say something pleasant about the plants.
(b) Say something evil about God.
(c) Say something pleasant about God.
(d) Say something evil about the plants.

4. How does Anthony try to distract Claire from worrying about the plant that is not thriving?
(a) Reminding her what "The Breath of Life" is about to do.
(b) Reminding her that the salt is missing.
(c) Reminding her what "The Edge Vine" is about to do.
(d) Reminding her that they can save the plant.

5. Which plant is not thriving?
(a) "The Breath of Life."
(b) "The Edge Vine."
(c) "The Breath of Death."
(d) "The Life Vine."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character joins the first character after the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

2. What is the relationship between Harry and Claire?

3. From where does the beam of light originate?

4. What does the first character do after coming onstage?

5. What does Claire require the second house guest to do before she will let him enter the greenhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Act 2, what does Claire ask of Dick while they embrace?

2. Why is Anthony upset when Dick rushes into the greenhouse for shelter?

3. After being rejected by Tom and hearing the doctor's diagnosis, who does Claire turn to next for comfort?

4. Why is Harry angry the first time he appears onstage?

5. How does Anthony respond to Hattie's information?

6. After Harry leaves to smoke, what does Tom confide to Dick?

7. What is the significance of the names of the three men in this play who have been Claire's love interests?

8. What is the significance of the plant being called "The Breath of Life," and what is the symbolic importance of the act of blooming?

9. Describe what happens after Dick asks Claire about her plants.

10. What does Harry realize when Claire runs to Dick?

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