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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. In Scene 2 Max tells Charlotte and Henry that he felt they should take out the part about ________.
(a) The gift.
(b) Digital watches.
(c) The suitcase.
(d) The passport.

2. In the play, the train is heading toward the city of ______ and will be arriving at 1:30.
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Glascow.
(d) London.

3. Henry reminds Charlotte of a time they were in _______ that had an open air dance hall.
(a) Bourneville.
(b) Deauville.
(c) St. Moritz.
(d) Bournemouth.

4. Annie promises Henry that she is not there. However she then ________.
(a) Opens her robe in front of him.
(b) Makes loud noises.
(c) Talks to him.
(d) Stomps her feet.

5. THE REAL THING refers to the ________ that the story is attempting to access.
(a) Best movie.
(b) Best relationship.
(c) Universal truth.
(d) Best manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. After arguing for a bit, Henry returns to writing and Annie studies her script. Henry says he will have to pick up _______.

2. Henry compares the tools of writing to a ________.

3. Henry tries to remember an album that ______ had put on while he was writing John-Paul is up the wall.

4. Max goes to help Charlotte in the kitchen and she allows him to _________.

5. At the beginning of Scene 5 Henry is playing music by ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the family crisis that Henry reminds Charlotte they are discussing during this scene?

2. What do Annie and Billy think about the writing talent of Brodie, according to their conversation?

3. Why does Annie correct Billy when he is stating a line during the start of this scene?

4. What are the indications that time has passed as this particular scene opens up to the audience?

5. From where has Charlotte apparently returned when she enters the scene and is talking to Max?

6. What is the announcement that Max has to make on the phone during the final moments of the play?

7. What does Annie say when Max accuses her of the action that he accuses her of in #17?

8. What does the shift in lighting during the scene between Billy and Annie indicate to the audience?

9. What does Henry say when Annie tells him that he should have put her things back in their proper places?

10. What is Max building as a door opens offstage at the start of this play's first scene in Act 1?

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