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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 5, 6, and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pa do when he he gets tired of hearing what Ma has to say?
(a) He starts to make a plan.
(b) He smacks her in the mouth.
(c) He runs out.
(d) He cusses and tells her to shut up.

2. Why does Ma feel obligated to encourage Pa to seek out his ambitions?
(a) She cannot act this way herself.
(b) She is looking out for his best interests.
(c) She wants him to go to jail.
(d) She is manipulative.

3. Why does Ma get angry with Pa?
(a) He is using language she doesn't want her guests to hear.
(b) He is taking down the decorations that she put up.
(c) He is calling her names.
(d) He is eating the food she is saving for her guests.

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

5. Which of the following best describes the characters in this play?
(a) Poor.
(b) Uneducated.
(c) Well-bred and arrogant.
(d) Clown-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa vow as he leaves?

2. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?

3. What does the king refer to from Pa's past?

4. What does Pa return with?

5. What plans do Pa, Ma and the captain discuss?

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