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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nijo and Isabella's main shared experience?
(a) Their birthing experiences.
(b) Their religious transformations.
(c) They both travel.
(d) Details about their lovers.

2. Why does Marlene want Jeanine to get a job?
(a) Because Marlene is tired of supporting her.
(b) Because Marlene needs one more placement this week.
(c) Because Marlene's friend wants to hire Jeanine.
(d) Because Marlene's reputation is on the line if she does not.

3. When did Joan take a lover?
(a) When she became Pope.
(b) After she had a baby.
(c) Before she became Pope.
(d) Joan never took a lover.

4. What part of Joan's education was missing?
(a) Information about conducting official ceremonies.
(b) Information about how to be a pope.
(c) Information about how a woman's body functions.
(d) Information about raising children.

5. Where does Angie's aunt live?
(a) Sydney.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Ireland.
(d) London.

6. What was Nijo's first child?
(a) Twins: a girl and a boy.
(b) She never knew.
(c) A girl.
(d) A boy.

7. Where does Joyce want the girls to go while they are in the yard?
(a) To the movies.
(b) Into the house.
(c) Over to Kit's house.
(d) Out of the house.

8. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?
(a) The waitress.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Nijo.
(d) Isabella.

9. Which character insists she could never live the life of a "lady"?
(a) Griselda.
(b) Nijo.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Isabella.

10. Who asks Joan to finish her story about giving birth?
(a) Dull Gret.
(b) Nijo.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Isabella.

11. How does Act 2, Scene 1 end?
(a) With a reconciliation between Jeanine and Marlene.
(b) With a pep talk from Jeanine.
(c) With a pep talk from Marlene.
(d) With an argument between Jeanine and Marlene.

12. What is Angie's secret?
(a) She found out who her father is.
(b) She does not like her mother.
(c) She plans to run away.
(d) She has a secret boyfriend.

13. What activity did Isabella put her life's energy into?
(a) Caring for her children.
(b) Caring for her exotic garden.
(c) Caring for her elderly parents.
(d) Caring for horses.

14. What religion is Nijo?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Muslim.

15. Who seems the least upset as Griselda tells her story?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Griselda.
(c) Nijo.
(d) Walter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the perk of the job Marlene mentions to Jeanine that has less pay?

2. What is wrong with Angie's dress in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Because of her skills, Jeanine:

4. Kit and Angie argue over whose mother is:

5. By the end of Act 1, Part 3, which woman's story seems the least probable or realistic?

(see the answer keys)

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