View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank see as the beginning of his father's decline in health, as well as his mother's?
(a) The disappointment of not receiving the big promotion.
(b) The dislike he feels towards the Knox Machine Company.
(c) The loss of his job.
(d) His move to New York.

2. What does Frank do when she starts to go into a long explanation?
(a) He breaks down and admits to his poor behavior.
(b) He walks out of the room.
(c) He listens to what she has to say.
(d) He drags her into the bedroom.

3. About what do the Wheelers and their guests talk?
(a) The Givings' son.
(b) Going out dancing, dinner, and what is on television.
(c) The weather, the neighborhood, and dinner.
(d) The failed play, politics, and their neighbors.

4. What is making a mechanical screeching sound from the backyard?
(a) The car.
(b) The lawnmower.
(c) His children's toys.
(d) A chainsaw.

5. What does April say Europe will do for him?
(a) Give him a taste of life away from New York City and the suburbs of Connecticut.
(b) Provide the correct cultural background for him to find a meaningful life for himself.
(c) Provide him a break from reality.
(d) Save him from the depression into which he is sinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank say has become a kind of national religion?

2. What does Frank threaten to do?

3. What does Frank do with the pile of papers on his desk?

4. How does April counter what Frank says about her idea?

5. How did Frank respond when April did not consult him with her plans?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 380 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample