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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Will say Bill died?
(a) Will says Bill died of an unknown cause.
(b) Will says Bill died of a heart attack.
(c) Will says Bill was hit by a bus.
(d) Will says Bill walked into a lake and drowned.

2. The young man from Atlanta tells Lily Dale that Bill was like a what to him?
(a) A son.
(b) A brother.
(c) A father.
(d) A nephew.

3. According to the young man from Atlanta, who could be heard praying all over his boarding house every morning?
(a) Carson.
(b) Miss Ruth.
(c) Bill.
(d) The young man himself.

4. Who does Clara say will take care of Lily Dale?
(a) Etta Doris.
(b) Clara.
(c) Pete.
(d) God.

5. How does Will sleep, according to Lily Dale?
(a) Will sleep walks.
(b) Will tosses and turns all night long.
(c) Will sleeps the whole night through.
(d) Will does not sleep.

6. How many times does Tom say he met Bill?
(a) Two times.
(b) One time.
(c) Three times.
(d) Tom never met Bill.

7. What is Will going to do now that he's fired?
(a) Will is going to kill himself.
(b) Will is going to move to Atlanta.
(c) Will is going to start his own company.
(d) Will is going to tuck his tail and hide.

8. What offer does Tom make to Will?
(a) Tom offers Will an all expense paid trip to Europe to speed his recovery.
(b) Tom offers Will $25,000.
(c) Tom offers Will a new job at the company with less responsibility.
(d) Tom offers Will $250,000.

9. What's the name of Carson's younger sister?
(a) Susette.
(b) Margueritte.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Jessica.

10. What's Susette's "burden"?
(a) Her husband left her penniless.
(b) One of her children is a pyromaniac.
(c) She has polio.
(d) Two of her children are not quite right.

11. What does Will say he thinks is the cause of his sour mood?
(a) He lost his job.
(b) He had a disgusting dinner.
(c) He hasn't eaten.
(d) He's tired.

12. At what subject does Will say Bill excelled in school?
(a) Literature.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Home economics.

13. Carson brings along a picture of who?
(a) Pete's mother.
(b) Pete's sister.
(c) Pete's aunt.
(d) Pete's brother.

14. In what year does the play begin?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1970.

15. How does Will justify the immense cost of his new house?
(a) Will paid for the house with an inheritance from his father.
(b) Will believes he's about to get very lucky in the market.
(c) Will says he can't take it with him.
(d) Will believes his family deserves the best of everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clara tell Lily Dale at the top of this scene?

2. How does Lily Dale help the young man from Atlanta?

3. How many nights has Lily Dale gone without sleep?

4. Who calls Will while he's talking to Tom?

5. With what does Will say his late brother was obsessed?

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