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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Alice do when Julian is still in his dreamlike state, musing on the greatness of sacrifice?
(a) Miss Alice leaves him.
(b) Miss Alice humiliates him even further.
(c) Miss Alice says a prayer for him.
(d) Miss Alice moves behind him, her arms around his neck, and then on his chest, urging him to come to her in his sacrifice.

2. To what does the poem lead?
(a) A kiss shared between the couple.
(b) Miss Alice begging Julian to marry her.
(c) Their conversation of early erotic musings and mental imagery of sex play.
(d) An awkward moment.

3. How does Miss Alice continue to humiliate Julian?
(a) By telling him he is worthless.
(b) With a discussion about his role as her lay man.
(c) By making insulting comments about his looks.
(d) With a discussion of riding crops and whipping and asks if he has ever whipped anyone.

4. What does Julian say when Miss Alice invites him to talk about himself?
(a) He says nothing.
(b) He is open and honest.
(c) He gladly tells her his life story.
(d) He is very self deprecating and defers to the background information they already have on him, complete with the missing six blank years.

5. How does Julian respond to Miss Alice's game?
(a) With astonishment.
(b) With anger.
(c) With embarrassment.
(d) With desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the scene end?

2. How does the butler feel about the encounter upon which he has stumbled?

3. What are both the butler and the lawyer, who have known each other for some time, quite eager to do?

4. How has Miss Alice changed?

5. What would she like to do for the church for twenty years?

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