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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Madame Rosepettle give the men as a tip?
(a) Her plants.
(b) Stamps and coins.
(c) Cash.
(d) A blank check.

3. When Madame Rosepettle asks Jonathan to do something, what does he do?
(a) Talks rudely to her.
(b) Cries.
(c) Exactly what she tells him to do.
(d) The opposite.

4. How many lines does Jonathan have in Scene 1?
(a) Very few.
(b) He only has one long monologue.
(c) Ninety-nine.
(d) None.

5. Who does Madame Rosepettle tell to make a note to have the bellboys fired?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Commodore Roseabove.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Herself.

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

7. How does Jonathan treat the bellboys?
(a) Kindly.
(b) He does not interact with them at all.
(c) As if they are invisible.
(d) Harshly.

8. Does Jonathan deliberately try to make the bellboys upset?
(a) Yes, but he does not succeed.
(b) No.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) Yes, and he does succeed.

9. Which character is best described as wealthy, bossy, and eccentric?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) The first bellboy.
(d) Madame Rosepettle.

10. What does the person Madame Rosepettle plans to meet at the end of Scene 1 own?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A boat.
(c) A limo.
(d) A motorcycle.

11. What disability does Jonathan struggle with?
(a) A limp.
(b) A stutter.
(c) A lisp.
(d) A paralyzed hand.

12. How many men are moving the object?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

13. Which character can be described as forceful and rude?
(a) Rosalie.
(b) Madame Rosepettle.
(c) The bellboy.
(d) Jonathan.

14. What type of room do the men enter as they are coming into the hotel room?
(a) Closet.
(b) Kitchenette.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Bedroom.

15. By the end of Scene 1, is Madame Rosepettle depicted as self-centered?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, but Kopit did not intend for readers to see her this way.
(d) Yes, it is clear that Kopit intended her to be depicted this way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in Scene 1 seems to be most insane?

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

3. What does Madame Rosepettle ask the bellboys about in the harbor?

4. This play is a reaction to what artistic concept?

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

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