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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. When Gladys returns with Mr. Antrobus' slippers, she begs him to do what?
(a) Teach her something just once.
(b) Look at her just once.
(c) Praise her just once.
(d) Sing to her just once.

2. What occupation does Mr. Antrobus give to Judge Moses?
(a) Lawmaker.
(b) Law writer.
(c) Law breaker.
(d) Law historian.

3. Sabina says that a few years ago, everyone got through what event, "by the skin of our teeth"?
(a) The Earthquake.
(b) The Depression.
(c) The War.
(d) The Ice Age.

4. Mrs. Antrobus orders Henry to cheer up his father by reciting what?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The inventions his father has created.
(c) The times tables.
(d) Poetry.

5. Why does Mr. Antrobus smack Henry when he shows him the new invention?
(a) Because Mr. Antrobus is mad at Henry.
(b) Because Mr. Antrobus always hits Henry.
(c) So Henry knows he loves him.
(d) So Henry will have something to really remember the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slips past the barricade and comes into the house and becomes comfortable?

2. Mr. Antrobus was elected president of the international society of mammals. What division?

3. What musical instrument does Homer carry?

4. How many weeks notice does Sabina give Mrs. Antrobus?

5. What word does the Fortune Teller use to describe the flooding rain that is in humanity's future?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the promise between Mr. Antrbous and Mrs. Antrobus do?

2. What reason does "Henry" give for being filled with the desire to kill?

3. When Mrs. Antrobus and Gladys greet Henry in Act 3, what do they say?

4. What does Sabina explain about the people running the movies?

5. What does Mrs. Antrobus tell Henry and Gladys to do when Mr. Antrobus comes home from his hard day at work?

6. Sabina breaks character to stop the scene when Henry reaches out to strangle Mr. Antrobus. What does she say?

7. Why does Sabina not want to play out the seduction scene?

8. What are the two aspects of life that created harmony and hope for Mr. Antrobus?

9. Describe Henry's appearance in Act 3 when he sees Sabina.

10. What does Mrs. Antrobus say will make her happy at the convention?

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