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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tobias could not force the cat to _________________.
(a) use the litter box
(b) stay indoors
(c) love him
(d) eat

2. Harry and Edna give no real reason for _______________________.
(a) their sudden appearance at the house
(b) their choice of charities
(c) their alternative lifestyle
(d) their childlessness

3. What does Agnes vow to get from Julia?
(a) Grandchildren
(b) Borrowed clothes
(c) Full story of her marriage problems
(d) Loan payments

4. Which character seems to be the only steady person in the house?
(a) Tobias
(b) Julia
(c) Harry
(d) Agnes

5. Why does the character in #67 begin to pick fights?
(a) Over some perceived slights
(b) Over bad debts
(c) Over finances
(d) Over marital choices

6. Claire asks Tobias why he no longer has _________________________.
(a) sex with his wife
(b) any friends
(c) any money
(d) his business

7. What is the setting for Act 1?
(a) Gazebo
(b) Dining room
(c) Veranda
(d) Living room

8. What is the format of A DELICATE BALANCE?
(a) A play
(b) A novel
(c) An essay
(d) A short story

9. Who perplexes Julia in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Doug
(b) Sylvia
(c) Harry and Edna
(d) Patrice

10. Who is Julia's husband?
(a) Dennis
(b) David
(c) Douglas
(d) Donald

11. How many times has Julia been married?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

12. Why does Agnes ask Tobias to speak to Julia and her husband?
(a) To invite them for dinner.
(b) To see if the marriage can be saved.
(c) To tell them not to come.
(d) To give them investment advice.

13. Who is Agnes and Tobias's daughter?
(a) Jane
(b) Julia
(c) Juliette
(d) Julie

14. From whom do Harry and Edna make their request?
(a) Kitchen staff
(b) Tobias
(c) Agnes
(d) Julia

15. To what city does Tobias say he will move because it is sunny all the time?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) Tucson
(c) Orlando
(d) San Diego

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Agnes's actions upset Julia?

2. Thomas had _______________ kill the cat.

3. Where is Claire staying?

4. To whom has Agnes given away the item in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What surprise information do Harry and Edna share with the people in the room?

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