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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Sabina talks, what happens to parts of the set?
(a) It is changed to new sets.
(b) It disappears.
(c) It is darkened.
(d) It moves upwards.

2. What is moving into America at the beginning of the play?
(a) A lot of sand.
(b) A desert.
(c) A tidal wave.
(d) A wall of ice.

3. Mr. Antrobus tells Sabina to make a giant pot of what, when the refugees appear?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Jello.
(d) Hot water.

4. When Mrs. Antrobus allows the Telegraph Boy into the house, she asks him if he has something to do. What is it?
(a) Open a message.
(b) Keep them warm.
(c) Cook over the fire.
(d) Light the fire.

5. According to the stage directions, how old is the Telegraph Boy?
(a) Five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Sixteen.

6. Sabina doesn't want to go outside to borrow some fire because she says it is too what?
(a) Too sad.
(b) Too dark.
(c) Too cold.
(d) Too dangerous.

7. Why does Sabina ask the audience to pass things up for the fire?
(a) To save the human race.
(b) To save herself.
(c) To save the children.
(d) To save the Antrobus'.

8. When Mr. Antrobus tells Mrs. Antrobus that a sign is a storm signal of rain, what does Mrs. Antrobus go to find?
(a) Umbrellas.
(b) Jackets.
(c) Bags.
(d) Raincoats.

9. What was found, according to the announcement, with the inscription "From Eva to Adam"?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A wedding ring.
(c) A locket.
(d) A pocket watch.

10. Mrs. Antrobus asks Sabina if she milked what?
(a) The mammoth.
(b) The elephant.
(c) The dinosaur.
(d) The cow.

11. When Sabina speaks in an aside, what does she say the play is about?
(a) The refugees.
(b) The compassion of humans.
(c) The Antrobus'.
(d) The selfishness of humans.

12. Who beings passing up things to the stage as Act I ends?
(a) Theater stagehands.
(b) Theater designers.
(c) Theater security.
(d) Theater ushers.

13. When Sabina steps out of her character, she says that she _______ the play.
(a) Resents.
(b) Detests.
(c) Loves.
(d) Hates.

14. When Mr. Antrobus introduces the old women refugees, who does he say they are?
(a) Spirits.
(b) Scholars.
(c) Winners.
(d) Muses.

15. When Sabina and Mrs. Antrobus argue at the beginning of the play, what sticks its head through the window and complains about the cold?
(a) The horse.
(b) The mammoth.
(c) The dinosaur.
(d) The dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Antrobus do when she sees Henry's hair isn't covering his forehead?

2. Who does Mrs. Antrobus send to fetch Mr. Antrobus' slippers after he orders the fires put out?

3. What month is it at the beginning of the play?

4. The Telegraph Boy sings a song celebrating what?

5. Where is Act 2, Part 1 set?

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