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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pittaluga act around the guests and employees?
(a) Pessimistic.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Over-confident.

2. Which country are the blond girls in Harry's act from?
(a) Italy.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

3. Prior to stopping at the hotel, where were the girls with Harry sleeping?
(a) A fancy hotel.
(b) Harry's mansion.
(c) Their own suites.
(d) A train car.

4. What does the captain speculate at the end of the first act?
(a) America has joined the war effort.
(b) Italy is at war with France.
(c) The roads will be opening soon.
(d) Germany has surrendered.

5. What causes the train to stop as the play opens?
(a) Suspicion of spies on board the train.
(b) The inclimate weather.
(c) Suspicion of war.
(d) Maintenance issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guests expect from the Italian soldiers who enter the hotel in the first act of the play?

2. What are the roads closed to, according to the captain in Act 1?

3. What nationality is the hotel's owner, Pittaluga?

4. What has Don disgruntled at the beginning of the play?

5. As Don and Irene discover at the end of Act 1, how many countries can be seen from the main window of the hotel?

(see the answer key)

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