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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Honey sleeping at the end of Act 2?
(a) The hall
(b) The spare bedroom
(c) The lawn
(d) The bathroom

2. What would Martha's father not allow George to do recently?
(a) Publish a book
(b) Quit
(c) Take a sabbatical abroad
(d) Teach a course in modern German history

3. According to Martha, what does weakness cry out against?
(a) Fortitude, family, and togetherness
(b) Anger, injustice, and despair
(c) Strength, goodness, and innocence
(d) Hope, love, and joy

4. Which composer does George put on as dance music?
(a) Mozart
(b) Brahms
(c) Beethoven
(d) Vivaldi

5. What language does George begin speaking partway through Martha's description of their son?
(a) German
(b) French
(c) Greek
(d) Latin

6. What type of weapon does Martha call herself when Nick says she hurt him?
(a) A gatling gun
(b) An atomic bomb
(c) A flame thrower
(d) A cluster bomb

7. As Nick attacks George for betraying him, George says that he hates what?
(a) Inconsistency
(b) Hypocrisy
(c) Pathos
(d) Misery

8. Which of the following is not a nickname that George gives to Honey during the dancing?
(a) Monkey nipples
(b) Sugar tush
(c) Sexy
(d) Angel tits

9. What job does Martha assign to Nick in Act 3?
(a) Gigolo
(b) Butler
(c) Cook
(d) Houseboy

10. How does George refer to his female protagonist in his "second novel?"
(a) Swishy
(b) Hippy
(c) Mousey
(d) Busty

11. Where does Martha say she keeps her tears?
(a) In a reliquary
(b) In ice trays
(c) In the toilet cistern
(d) In the shower

12. How does George silence Martha as she protests the game?
(a) He slaps her
(b) He flips the coffee table
(c) He kisses her
(d) He throws water in her face

13. What is Honey doing with a liquor bottle in Act 3?
(a) Smashing it in the bathtub
(b) Cradling it like a baby
(c) Drinking the dregs of it
(d) Peeling the label

14. What time of day was George and Martha's son killed?
(a) Evening
(b) Late morning
(c) Afternoon
(d) Dusk

15. Which is not a game that Honey and George talk about having played?
(a) Up the Chuck
(b) Peel the Label
(c) Snap the Dragon
(d) Curl-Up-On-the-Floor

Short Answer Questions

1. How do George and Martha agree to describe the final passage of the night?

2. Where was George sailing past when he saw the moon come back up after going down?

3. What contest does George say that Martha won twenty-five years ago?

4. According to George, how old was their son when Martha was still trying to bathe him herself?

5. What is George retrieving when he leaves Nick and Martha alone?

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