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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George mentions an old professor of Latin who recently died on campus. Where was he when he died?
(a) His office
(b) In class
(c) The cafeteria
(d) The chapel

2. Which of the following is not a term that George uses to describe his son?
(a) The apple of our eye
(b) The sprout
(c) The little man
(d) The little bugger

3. What does George tell Martha he wants her to stop doing?
(a) Telling lies to his colleagues
(b) Drinking
(c) Springing things on him
(d) Intentionally mispronouncing words

4. What does Nick think women discuss when in the bathroom together?
(a) Themselves
(b) Sex
(c) Their men
(d) Fashion

5. What attribute makes Martha's stepmother like a witch?
(a) Her warts
(b) Her love of cats
(c) Her complexion
(d) Her temper

Short Answer Questions

1. What comes out of the toy shotgun that George fires?

2. What animal did George's school friend swerve his car to avoid hitting?

3. What liquor did George's school friend mispronounce?

4. What does George accuse Martha of doing during these faculty parties?

5. What animal sound does George make late in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe George's reaction to Martha's seduction of Nick.

2. What is Martha's plan for the rest of the night, and why aren't she and George going to bed?

3. Why does George kill their son?

4. Describe how Nick and Honey decided to marry.

5. How does the relationship between George and Martha seem different when he returns home?

6. How does George describe Martha's father?

7. What do Nick and Honey learn about George and Martha's son in this section?

8. Describe the chaos that occurs at the end of Act 1.

9. How does Martha convince George to leave her and Nick alone?

10. What happened to George's school friend who killed his mother?

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