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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second sound the audience hears in Act 1?
(a) Laughter.
(b) A buzzer.
(c) Wind.
(d) A conversation.

2. Why is the first house guest uncomfortable?
(a) Worries about the state of the greenhouse due to the dying plant.
(b) Worries about the state of the household due to the missing pepper.
(c) Worries about the state of the greenhouse due to the blizzard.
(d) Worries about the state of the household due to the missing salt.

3. What does the first character do after coming onstage?
(a) Prepare breakfast.
(b) Press a buzzer.
(c) Answer a telephone.
(d) Lock the greenhouse door.

4. What is the special plant in the greenhouse called?
(a) "The Edge of Death"
(b) "The Breath of Life."
(c) "The Edge Vine."
(d) "The Breath Vine."

5. From where does the beam of light originate?
(a) From a plant.
(b) From the left.
(c) Above.
(d) A trap door in the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character joins the first character after the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

2. Who requested that breakfast be served in the greenhouse?

3. What does the interior of the greenhouse symbolize?

4. What is Elizabeth's philosophy regarding new plant varieties?

5. Who brings Elizabeth to the greenhouse?

(see the answer key)

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