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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Geoffrey's post-dinner story about during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) His new play.
(b) An actor and a married actress having a secret affair.
(c) Two actors having a secret homosexual affair.
(d) His own affair with Pfeni.

2. What social situation concerns Tess?
(a) The monarchy in England is corrupt.
(b) The AIDS epidemic is growing.
(c) There are homeless living by the train tracks.
(d) People are using drugs.

3. How does Gorgeous characterize herself?
(a) She says she is "winsome."
(b) She says she is "funsy."
(c) She says she is quick-witted.
(d) She says she is devout.

4. What is the subtext or implied by Geoffrey's comment about his friends' lives in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) The AIDS crisis.
(b) The Civil Rights Act.
(c) Existential philosophy.
(d) Freedom of religion.

5. When Gorgeous is alone with Pfeni during Act 2, Scene 1, what does she say about Geoffrey?
(a) That she should work harder to get Geoffrey to propose.
(b) That Pfeni clearly is madly in love with him.
(c) That they should elope--they are not getting any younger.
(d) That it is time for Pfeni to face facts--they are not suited to one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of dinner is Merv hoping for?

2. What does Pfeni say abut Goeffrey's potential as a husband during Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What does Geoffrey suddenly remember before he exits Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What is Gorgeous's angry reply regarding Sara in the emotional scene during Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What play does Pfeni quote from when she and Geoffrey are speaking at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

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