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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. Where does the play take place?
(a) Miami.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Havana.
(d) Paris.

2. Why does Jonathan draw Xs in Scene 1?
(a) He likes to doodle.
(b) He didn't understand his mother.
(c) He is making a map.
(d) He is being rebellious.

3. How would the plot of the first scene be described?
(a) Boring.
(b) Shocking.
(c) Logical.
(d) Unremarkable.

4. Which of the following is not a name Madame Rosepettle calls her son?
(a) Davis.
(b) Albert.
(c) Robinson.
(d) Edward.

5. According to Scene 1, why is Madame Rosepettle in mourning?
(a) Her mother has died.
(b) She has lost her inheritance.
(c) Jonathan's cat is sick.
(d) It is unclear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word can describe the object the men are moving into the hotel room at the beginning of the play?

3. What does Jonathan's relationship with his mother seem to be like?

4. What does the reader think Madame Rosepettle's next relationship will be like?

5. What is the reaction from the men to the object in the hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jonathan react to Madame Rosepettle in Scene 1?

2. What is Madame Rosepettle's bedroom like? Does this describe what you would have expected?

3. What does Rosalie say to Madame Rosepettle in return? What does this tell you about her character?

4. Describe the interaction between the third bellboy and Madame Rosepettle.

5. Describe Jonathan and his surroundings at the beginning of Scene 3.

6. In what way is Jonathan passive-aggressive toward his mother?

7. Are the characters of Rosalie and Madame Rosepettle similar in any way? How?

8. How does Madame Rosepettle treat the bellboys in Scene 1?

9. The commodore's chair seems to move on its own in Scene 3. How do you explain this?

10. Why doesn't Madame Rosepettle want any light in the hotel room? Why is this ironic?

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