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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Trock want to drive home in a car?
(a) Judge Gaunt.
(b) Mio.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Garth.

2. Which character are the Policeman and the Sergeant searching for in Act 2?
(a) Judge Gaunt.
(b) Trock.
(c) Mio.
(d) Shadow.

3. What is Miriamne's ethnic background?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) English.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Itallian.

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, what is heard after Trock exits?
(a) Violin music.
(b) A crash.
(c) A shout.
(d) Gunshots.

5. Who picks up Trock's dropped gun?
(a) The Tramp.
(b) Romanga.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Mio.

6. What does Miriamne's name mean?
(a) Daughter of Light.
(b) Little Miriam.
(c) Little Light.
(d) Sea of Bitterness.

7. Why does Mio swear at Miriamne?
(a) She is betraying her own flesh and blood.
(b) An incomplete letter is useless.
(c) He wants her to stay at home.
(d) He realizes she knows who he is.

8. Why does Mio retract his murder threat?
(a) Killing Judge Gaunt would prove his father's guilt.
(b) Miriamne reveals that Lucia is her uncle.
(c) To prove that justice has not been served.
(d) To prove he is sane.

9. Why does the Tramp laugh at the judge in Act 2?
(a) He falls over the doorstep.
(b) He launches into a recitation of the Preamble to the Constitution.
(c) He dances to the sound of the piano.
(d) He is singing a raunchy song.

10. Why does Miriamne apologize to Esdras at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She does not want to follow his advice.
(b) She wasn't listening to him.
(c) She cannot agree with his views.
(d) She feels he is wrong.

11. In Act 1, Scene 3, why does Miriamne pull Mio into the shadows?
(a) A police car drives by.
(b) Garth enters.
(c) Shadow and Trock approach.
(d) To give him a kiss.

12. Why does the Tramp enter the apartment in Act 2?
(a) To deliver a message.
(b) He is looking for a place to stay.
(c) Esdras needs him to deliver a message.
(d) He is bleeding and needs help.

13. What did Mio's father leave behind when he died?
(a) A trust fund.
(b) His love.
(c) A letter.
(d) Nothing.

14. What does Esdras offer to give Judge Gaunt before they leave?
(a) A drink.
(b) A coat.
(c) Money.
(d) The letter.

15. What has Professor Hobhouse written?
(a) An article about Romagna's case.
(b) A book about Romagna's case.
(c) A play about the murder trial.
(d) An article about Judge Gaunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mio refuse to kiss Miriamne at the end of Act 2?

2. What is Miriamne's opinion of Mio's personal philosophy?

3. What name does Mio give Trock in Act 2?

4. In the beginning of Act 2, what sound can be heard offstage?

5. In Act 2, how does Miriamne entice Mio to stay?

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