1. What does Nina complain to her father about in Part 1, Act 1?
(a) His forcing her to marry.
(b) Being lectured by him.
(c) His stinginess with money.
(d) His lack of love.

2. Who talked Gordon out of the marriage before the war?
(a) Professor Leeds.
(b) Nina Leeds.
(c) Edmund Darrell.
(d) Sam Evans.

3. How old is Evans in Act 2?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Thirty.

4. Why does Leeds say he hated Gordon?
(a) He killed his wife.
(b) He stole money from him.
(c) He had blackmailed him.
(d) He was jealous for Nina's love.

5. Where does Nina say she is going in Part 1, Act 1?
(a) To London.
(b) To work at the university.
(c) To work at a sanatorium.
(d) To Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I used to wish I'd gone out deliberate in our first year, without my husband knowing, and picked a man, a healthy male to breed by, same's we do with stock, to give the man I loved a healthy child"?

2. What does Marsden intuitively know about Nina?

3. What about Nina causes concern for her father in Part 1, Act 1?

4. How much training has Nina had as a nurse?

5. Who says, "I've lost everything in life so far because I didn't have the courage to take it--and I've hurt everyone around me"?

(see the answer key)

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