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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pa joke about before he starts eating?
(a) How Ma can do nothing right.
(b) How ugly Ma is.
(c) How disgusting the food looks like.
(d) How worthless Ma is.

2. What type of play is this?
(a) Satire.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Drama.

3. What does Ma think will happen to her?
(a) She will have to take charge of the situation.
(b) She will have money.
(c) She will be able to kill him.
(d) She will be queen.

4. What does Pa do first to get rid of all of the guests except the captain?
(a) He puts it in Ma's hair.
(b) He rubs it on their food.
(c) He throws the brush at the guests.
(d) He uses it to pick his teeth.

5. What does Pa do when no one leaves after he completes the first attempt?
(a) He orders them out of his house.
(b) He throws food and swears at them.
(c) He walks out of the room and slams the door.
(d) He overturns the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Captain and other guests do when Pa goes out?

2. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?

3. What do the guests complain about?

4. How does Ma feel about her actions and success at convincing Pa to follow her plan?

5. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?

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