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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what do the lawyer and butler relentlessly question Julian?
(a) His background.
(b) His relationship with the Cardinal.
(c) His training in the priesthood.
(d) His interest in birds.

2. What is the most intriguing element?
(a) The crucifix hanging above the altar.
(b) The cardinals flying around.
(c) A huge dollhouse model of the mansion.
(d) The fountain in the middle of the garden.

3. How does Julian respond to Miss Alice's game?
(a) With anger.
(b) With embarrassment.
(c) With desire.
(d) With astonishment.

4. Why is it appropriate?
(a) They are cardinals, just like the Cardinal.
(b) The lawyer and the Cardinal are friends that have grown up in the same household.
(c) Because the birds understand each other so much better than would birds of any other kind.
(d) The Cardinal is no more intelligent than a bird.

5. What is Miss Alice's response when Julian tries to explain to her that he wondered if he imagined so many things or whether so many things he thought had come to play in his imagination?
(a) She finds him a perfect candidate for the priesthood.
(b) She thinks he is still insane.
(c) She suggests that he may just be describing what passes for sanity.
(d) She wants to take him back to the asylum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Julian describe his loss of faith?

2. Why do they all peer into the model?

3. What happens to the conversation.

4. Because the mansion is so large, what must she do?

5. What are they discussing as Julian enters the library?

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