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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is not a good enough reason for Grandpa to part with his money?
(a) The right to a fair and speedy trial.
(b) The operation of the federal government
(c) The need for an income.
(d) To operation of the police force.

2. Why does Alice assume Tony will not be able to accept her family?
(a) Tony has already complained about her family's odd behavior.
(b) Tony is very critical.
(c) She has a difficult time believing they can be accepted.
(d) No one else accepts her family.

3. What is the purpose of the cluttered and chaotic living room of Grandpa Vanderhof?
(a) It is where the play opens.
(b) The characters discuss this location in the first scene.
(c) It is the setting for part of the first scene.
(d) The characters are headed here in the first scene.

4. How does Alice feel about her family?
(a) She loves them too much to ever cut them out of her life.
(b) She loves them but is willing to leave them to be with Tony.
(c) She is annoyed with their strange behavior and wants nothing to do with them.
(d) She loves them and wants them to accept Tony.

5. What do Alice and Tony declare?
(a) The end of their relationship.
(b) Their desire to run away together.
(c) Their love for one another.
(d) Their desire for independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alice agree to do?

2. How does Alice feel about Tony?

3. From what type of family does Alice come?

4. What does Tony's comment about family dynamics foreshadow?

5. What do the authors show, despite the difficulties and differences in Alice's family?

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