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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II says that despite all of Frank’s faults, what “have never been his failings”?
(a) Love for his family
(b) Honesty and sincerity
(c) Drunkenness and abuse
(d) Generosity and kindness

2. What book is Laurie reading when Eugene comes to her room to talk in Act II?
(a) The Merry Wives of Windsor
(b) The Citadel
(c) To Have and Have Not
(d) Romeo and Juliet

3. The men that Stanley gambled with are described in Act II as wearing “black pointy shoes with” what “on their socks”?
(a) Daggers
(b) Clocks
(c) Cards
(d) Dice

4. What military branch is Stanley considering enlisting in, in Act II?
(a) The U.S. Peace Corps
(b) The U.S. Navy
(c) The U.S. Army
(d) The U.S. Marines

5. Where is Eugene writing in his memoirs in the opening of Act II?
(a) In the backyard
(b) In the basement
(c) In his room
(d) In the attic

6. What does Kate tell Laurie she’s made for dinner tonight in the beginning of Act II?
(a) Homemade pizza
(b) Onion pirogues
(c) Meatloaf
(d) Tuna fish salad

7. How old does Jack say his grandmother was when she died?
(a) 91
(b) 101
(c) 87
(d) 94

8. Laurie first says that her mother looks like what movie star when she descends the stairs for her date in Act II?
(a) Rosalind Russell
(b) Katharine Hepburn
(c) Irene Dunne
(d) Betty Grable

9. The letter that Blanche receives in Act II relates that Frank is hospitalized for what reason?
(a) He’s had a heart attack
(b) He was robbed and beaten up
(c) He was in a car accident
(d) He fell down the stairs at work

10. How long was Stanley gambling before he’d lost his whole salary in Act II?
(a) 20 minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 5 minutes
(d) 30 minutes

11. Blanche says in Act II, “We’re all poor around here, the least we can be is” what?
(a) Dependable
(b) Charitable
(c) Forgiving
(d) Kind

12. When Kate and Blanche begin arguing in Act II, Kate says “I was the workhorse and you were the” what?
(a) Pretty one
(b) Spoiled one
(c) Scholar
(d) Petty one

13. What does Kate offer to cook for Blanche after they’ve made up at the end of Act II?
(a) Egg rolls
(b) Scrambled eggs
(c) Onion pirogues
(d) Chicken soup

14. Eugene says of his mother in Act II, “If I told her I just lost both my hands in an accident she’d say” what?
(a) Go upstairs and wash your face with your feet
(b) I don’t care what’s hurt. Just get ready for dinner
(c) Go get some new ones at the store
(d) You’re always losing something

15. Kate tells Blanche she’ll find out for her how much whose house rents for in Act II?
(a) The Murphys’
(b) The Petermans’
(c) The Andersons’
(d) The Potoks’

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Jack tell Kate he was “born with enough… If I need more, I’ll ask you” in Act II?

2. Who is the movie star that Kate says Blanche looks like when Blanche descends for her date in Act II?

3. How many “terrific lies” does Eugene tell Stanley he came up with for him to explain the missing money in Act II?

4. Eugene tells Stanley in Act II that their father threw the newspaper at him for what reason?

5. Blanche says before exiting upstairs in Act II, “For people like us, sometimes the only thing we really own is our” what?

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