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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does H.I. stand for on George's protagonist's baggage?
(a) Heavenly intercession
(b) Historical Inevitability
(c) Health and Intelligence
(d) Hope, Illinois

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

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

4. What three words are repeated in relation to George and Martha at the beginning of the third act?
(a) love, lover, lovely
(b) Sad, sad, sad
(c) Came, saw, conquered
(d) Good, better, bested

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

6. Why does Nick throw George to theground?
(a) He insults Honey
(b) He attacks Martha
(c) He punches Nick
(d) He dares Nick to attack him

7. According to Martha and George, which two ideas are getting confused?
(a) Truth and Illusion
(b) Hope and Delusion
(c) Love and Fear
(d) Love and Hate

8. What habit does George accuse Martha of in this scene?
(a) Nibbling her glass
(b) Chewing her ice
(c) Biting her nails
(d) Grinding her teeth

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

10. What are we trying to find when we peel away at each other, according to George?
(a) Bones
(b) Blood
(c) Marrow
(d) Organs

11. 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

12. In what sport is George's protagonist a champion?
(a) Swimming
(b) Baseball
(c) Boxing
(d) Football

13. What does George do with his book in the last moment of Act 2?
(a) Cries into it
(b) Continuess reading it
(c) Tear it apart
(d) Throws it across the room

14. To what does George compare when he suggests Nick throw her over his shoulder?
(a) A bag of laundry
(b) A sack of toys
(c) A hobo bindle
(d) A fur coat

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Honey sleeping at the end of Act 2?

2. When can George handle Martha best, does he say?

3. For what reason does Martha say George married her?

4. What does Honey loudly announce that she wants?

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

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