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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. Why could Larry not have been killed by a faulty part from Joe Keller's factory?
(a) He never flew in a P-40
(b) He was not a pilot
(c) He died before the shipment of bad parts went out
(d) He didn't fight in the Pacific

2. In what month does the play take place?
(a) April
(b) December
(c) October
(d) August

3. What object is Frank Lubey carrying when he talks to Ann in Act 1?
(a) A potted plant
(b) A ladder
(c) A sack of potatoes
(d) A wheelbarrow

4. Which of the following is not a career that Joe Keller says was an option as a child?
(a) Doctor
(b) Banker
(c) Shopkeeper
(d) Lawyer

5. Whose son constantly takes people's temperatures?
(a) Joe's
(b) Frank's
(c) Ann's
(d) Jim's

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe Keller promise at the end of the act?

2. What mechanical part did Joe Keller and Steve Deever's factory make?

3. What does Joe Keller fear is George Deever's intention by visiting his father?

4. What instrument does Kate Keller want Sue Bayliss to take up?

5. Which two words does Joe confuse when talking to Ann and Chris about George?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans does Joe Keller make for the evening?

2. For what crime is Ann's father in prison?

3. What request does Sue Bayliss make of Ann and why?

4. Explain Joe Keller's logic for Steve Deever's "mistake" at the factory.

5. How does Kate recommend Joe make amends to Chris?

6. What was Kate Keller's advice to George regarding Lydia?

7. What does Kate warn Ann of, regarding Chris?

8. What is the thrust of Chris's final argument to his father?

9. Why is Kate annoyed at Joe when she comes out of the house?

10. How did Larry die, according to his letter?

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