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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Maurrant tell Rose?
(a) He never should have killed her mother, but he was just so out of his mind, and he had been drinking.
(b) He should have killed them a long time ago.
(c) He should have divorced his wife.
(d) He should have found a better hiding place.

2. What is a constant throughout the play?
(a) The sound of the wind.
(b) A subway car going by under ground.
(c) Bird calls.
(d) Noise: the noise of the city.

3. What does Mr. Maurrant do when Willie appears, crying?
(a) He hugs his son.
(b) He spanks his son.
(c) He leaves to go after whoever had hurt his son.
(d) He yells at both his wife and son.

4. Why has Sam gone to Willie's school to pick him up and bring him there?
(a) Sam wants to be helpful.
(b) Sam wants to protect Willie.
(c) Willie is too upset to walk alone.
(d) So that the young boy would not have to come home to such a frightening scene.

5. What does Mrs. Maurrant have in a paper bag?
(a) The chicken.
(b) Candy for her children.
(c) A present for Mrs. Buchanan.
(d) A bottle of wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shirley and Rose do before they part?

2. What do Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Kaplan discuss briefly?

3. Why is Mr. Buchanan fetching the doctor?

4. Why can the Hildebrands not pay the rent?

5. How does Rose react when she hears her father has not been caught?

(see the answer key)

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