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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is this play written?
(a) 2009.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1914.

2. Which phrase best describes Jonathan in terms of his relationship with his mother?
(a) He is her best friend.
(b) He is becoming a rebellious adolescent.
(c) He feels protected by her.
(d) He stays in her shadow.

3. What is Madame Rosepettle eager to teach her son about?
(a) Not to care about people in the service industry.
(b) Their family.
(c) Diverse cultures.
(d) Her ways of earning money.

4. How are the men described as they try to figure out what to do with the object?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Tickled.
(d) Nonchalant.

5. Who does Madame Rosepettle plan to meet at the end of Scene 1?
(a) Her ex-husband.
(b) Jonathan's father.
(c) Commodore Roseabove.
(d) Rosalie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the person who stands up for himself to Madame Rosepettle?

2. What literary technique does Kopit use in the final few lines of Scene 1?

3. What type of room do the men enter as they are coming into the hotel room?

4. What breaks off of the object being moved by the men?

5. What is the occupation of the men coming into the hotel room?

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