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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Claire and Tom are alone in the tower, what does Claire admit?
(a) She loves only her plants.
(b) She loves Dick and Harry.
(c) She loves Tom.
(d) She loves Anthony.

2. What is Tom's condition when he arrives in the tower room?
(a) He is out of breath.
(b) He is hesitant and does not enter the room.
(c) He is angry, pointing a gun at the others.
(d) He is laughing.

3. Who is the first character to come onstage in Act 1?
(a) Claire.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Harry.

4. Under what condition does Tom agree to stay?
(a) If Claire will show some affection to her daughter.
(b) If Claire will destroy the greenhouse.
(c) If Claire will apologize to Harry and Adelaide.
(d) If he can see the results of the experiment.

5. When Claire becomes frustrated with Elizabeth, what does Claire want to do?
(a) Destroy "The Breath of Life."
(b) Destroy all plants in the greenhouse.
(c) Destroy "The Edge Vine."
(d) Destroy "The Edge of Death."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Claire unnatural?

2. What do the random growth patterns of the plants represent?

3. What is the first sound the audience hears in Act 1?

4. Which is the best description of Anthony?

5. Who is the only character onstage when the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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