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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Cynthia say Delia has contacted them in the past 10 years?
(a) Once.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Three.
(d) Twice.

2. Who calls Dan a Howdy-Dowdy, hale-fellow, nice guy in Act 1?
(a) Delia.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) August.
(d) Jean.

3. What does Dan say he fell asleep wrapped around in New York?
(a) A mailbox.
(b) A street post.
(c) A fire-alarm box.
(d) A stop sign.

4. What does Delia compare the novel she wrote to in Act 2?
(a) A riddle.
(b) All of the answers are true.
(c) A Russian doll.
(d) A Chinese puzzle box.

5. Whom does August say Cynthia believes herself to be when speaking to the recorder in Act 1 Part 2?
(a) An excellent mother.
(b) Ginger Rogers.
(c) Diane Arbus.
(d) Ansel Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives drunk at the door in the middle of the night in Act 1 Part 6?

2. What upsets Delia after the completion of her novel?

3. Which character says, "The natives get restless at night. The dogs raid the hen houses?"

4. How long is Jean taking off work?

5. Who is left alone in the dark at the end of Act 1 Part 6?

(see the answer key)

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