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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. What does Frank threaten to do?
(a) Leave her.
(b) Hit her with his closed fist.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Call the police.

2. What does April say to Frank as he arrives home?
(a) She has been worried sick about him.
(b) She does not want him in her home.
(c) She missed him all day, is sorry for their fight, and loves him.
(d) She is sorry she forgot his birthday.

3. When April tells Frank to leave her alone, what does he do?
(a) He retaliates with a tirade about how it is not his fault she never became a real actress and that he's tired of being made a scapegoat.
(b) He tries to hold her.
(c) He leaves her alone.
(d) He sits silently.

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

5. At an alcohol-fueled lunch, what does Maureen Grube tell Frank?
(a) Her life story.
(b) She likes him.
(c) She is not interested in him.
(d) She loves her job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does April say Europe will do for him?

2. What kind of husband does April not want?

3. Why does Frank call Maureen's supervisor at the office?

4. As they nurture and cherish their plan to move to Europe, what do April and Frank continue to ridicule?

5. Why does Frank get a cab for himself and Maureen to take to a favorite restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the children respond to their parents' moods?

2. How does the play proceed?

3. How does April feel after the play? How does this affect her relationship with her husband?

4. How does Frank react to April's mood?

5. Describe Frank's first visit to this building.

6. What does Maureen tell Frank at lunch?

7. How does April react when Frank tries to apologize? How does this affect him?

8. How does the decision to move to Paris affect the Wheelers?

9. Why does Mrs. Givings show up? How does Frank react to this?

10. How does Frank feel about April's plan to move to Europe? How does she react to his thoughts about her idea?

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