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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who announces to Chris that George has arrived?
(a) Kate
(b) Jim
(c) Ann
(d) Sue

2. In what state is George at the end of the day?
(a) Nervous
(b) Exhausted
(c) Drunk
(d) Euphoric

3. Where does Chris intend to move?
(a) Cincinnati
(b) St. Louis
(c) Louisville
(d) Cleveland

4. According to Ann, where did Larry's plane crash?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Japan
(c) Australia
(d) China

5. What does Frank Lubey have with him when he arrives in the neighbor's yard in this scene?
(a) The horoscope
(b) A bottle of wine
(c) His ladder
(d) A hat

6. How many children does Lydia have?
(a) Two
(b) None
(c) Three
(d) One

7. What does Ann ask Kate to do when Chris returns home?
(a) Apologize to him for the lying
(b) Give him permission to marry her
(c) Give him permission to leave town
(d) Tell him that Larry is dead

8. What caveat does Chris give George about staying?
(a) No sleeping in Larry's room
(b) No arguments
(c) No drinking
(d) No talk of his father

9. What happens to a factory that admits a bad product, according to Joe?
(a) It undergoes restructuring
(b) It closes
(c) It ends up in the papers
(d) It loses money

10. To where did Jim Bayliss run off?
(a) New Orleans
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Salt Lake City
(d) Paris

11. What particular item is George disgusted that he never sent his father?
(a) A Chistmas card
(b) The news that he had returned from the war
(c) A Father's Day card
(d) A birthday card

12. What could Chris never do, according to Jim?
(a) Admit defeat
(b) Cry
(c) Kill
(d) Lie

13. How far ahead of the draft was Frank Lubey?
(a) Two years
(b) Three years
(c) Six months
(d) One year

14. To what food does Jim compare his patients?
(a) Peanuts
(b) Bananas
(c) Coconuts
(d) Turkeys

15. According to his character description, how does George generally speak?
(a) Harshly
(b) Curtly
(c) Melodically
(d) Quietly

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Larry write the letter Ann shows the family?

2. Who does Ann say is the only person who can tell her to leave the house?

3. What is the significance of George's hat?

4. What happened to the neighborhood the day George was born?

5. What single-worded piece of advice does Kate give Chris in the last moment of the play?

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