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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does B respond to A's situation at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) She pulls a sheet over A's face.
(b) She tells C to call the doctor.
(c) She leaves to call the doctor.
(d) She gives A CPR.

2. C tells B that she is not good at what?
(a) Socializing.
(b) Giving advice.
(c) Helping.
(d) Empathizing.

3. How does B respond to A's tantrum in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) B helps A get into bed.
(b) B ignores A until she stops.
(c) B gives A a sedative.
(d) B tries to reason with A.

4. Who were the only "colored" people that A knew?
(a) Her neighbors.
(b) The "help."
(c) Girls she worked with.
(d) Girls she went to school with.

5. A refers repeatedly to the fact that Sis did what?
(a) Had an abortion.
(b) Dated girls.
(c) Shoplifted.
(d) Drank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was A's response to her husband's request when he presented the bracelet?

2. How does A think her son feels about her?

3. Who had a glass eye?

4. Why does A start crying in act 1, part 3?

5. Why does A begin to cry in Act 1, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did A's father die?

2. What does B represent?

3. What does A say about the best time of life?

4. What happened during the bracelet incident?

5. What is the significance of A, B, and C's lack of names?

6. According to B, how did her affair with the groom end?

7. What happens as A dies?

8. What happened to A's arm?

9. What is the significance of Sis's character?

10. What does C represent?

(see the answer keys)

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