A Thousand Clowns | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Part 1

1. Who is the protagonist in A Thousand Clowns?

Murray.

2. Before the play begins, what do we hear?

The Chuckles the Chipmunk Show.

3. Where does Murray live?

Manhattan.

4. What time is it as the first scene opens?

Eight-thirty.

5. How old is Nick?

12.

6. Whom do we first see when the lights come up in the first scene?

Nick.

7. What does Murray do for The Chuckles the Chipmunk Show?

He is a writer.

8. As part of his morning routine, whom does Murray call?

A pre-recorded weather announcement.

9. Who says, "women seldom sense when they have become boring"?

Murray.

10. Why doesn't Nick go to school?

He is celebrating Irving R. Feldman's birthday.

11. What is Murray ignoring that Nick finds out about?

Letters from Child Welfare.

12. In Act 1, Part 1 where does Nick say he's...
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