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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. How does C feel about B's idea about children?
(a) C reluctantly agrees with B.
(b) C says nothing but cries quietly.
(c) C enthusiastically agrees with B.
(d) C says that it is an awful idea.

2. What does A talk about at the end of Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Her friends' deaths.
(b) Sis's first marriage.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

3. A was more careful than Sis about what?
(a) Her health.
(b) Finances.
(c) Men.
(d) Birth control.

4. What happens to A at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) She tries to commit suicide.
(b) She has a stroke.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) She falls down and gets a concussion.

5. Who is onstage at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) C.
(b) B.
(c) The boy.
(d) A.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does A complain about B in Act 1, Part 1?

2. Why does A feel that she always had to be strong?

3. Who breaks a glass in Act 1, Part 2?

4. Why is C in the house with A and B?

5. What does C say to B about getting older, in Act 1, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do A and C feel about jewelry?

2. What qualities did Sis have that made A jealous of her?

3. What does A say about her friends in Act 1, Part 3?

4. To whom is A referring when she uses the pronoun "he"?

5. Who are the three main characters?

6. What do B and C say about the movie star A met?

7. What was the difference between the way A and Sis reacted to their father's death and the way their mother reacted?

8. Why does C object to the way A describes her husband in Act 1, Part 2?

9. What does B say about the best time of life?

10. What does A hope for as she looks at herself in the hospital bed in Act 2, Part 1?

(see the answer keys)

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