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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. How long is Kath actually married?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) She isn't.
(d) Ten years.

2. What does Sloane say about his parents?
(a) They die when he is eight.
(b) He suspects they vea suicide pact.
(c) All of the answers are true.
(d) He believes they are extremely wealthy.

3. Which character says, "I'm broadminded"?
(a) Sloane.
(b) Ed.
(c) Kath.
(d) Kemp.

4. In Act One, what does Kath say she buys the Dadda but he cannot stand?
(a) A walking cane.
(b) Foam rubber pillows.
(c) Eye glasses.
(d) Feather pillows.

5. What is the setting at the opening of the play?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The lounge.
(c) The restroom.
(d) The bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sloane suggest Kemp do about the neighborhood situation?

2. What does Kemp do during his first conversation with Sloane?

3. Whom does Kath say arranges her child's adoption?

4. What feature does Kath remark upon while bandaging him?

5. Which character says, "That kind of thing happens often, I believe. For myself, I usually lock the door"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sloane's reaction to Kath's pregnancy? What does he say?

2. What excuses does Sloane provide to Ed for his interactions with Kath?

3. What do Ed and Kath plan to tell the police regarding Kemp's death? How do they plan to pull it off?

4. How does Sloane's attitude change between Act One and Act Two?

5. What is a "double entendre?" Give an example from the play.

6. How is this play similar to Theatre of the Absurd?

7. What is the "solution" which Ed decides to the predicament at the end of the play?

8. At which point in Act Three does Sloane lose the upper hand?

9. What does Kemp attempt to tell Ed about Sloane? What does he show him as proof?

10. Describe the scene in which Kath succeeds in seducing Sloane. What does the room look like? How is Kath dressed?

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