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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alice wonder if a visitor has arrived?
(a) There is a knock on the door.
(b) The dog starts to bark.
(c) Her mother is at the door.
(d) The doorbell sounds.

2. What has Grandpa never done?
(a) Worked.
(b) Paid any income taxes.
(c) Paid parking tickets.
(d) Participated in jury duty.

3. What is Penny Sycamore doing?
(a) Running the cash register.
(b) Typing away at one of the many plays she is writing.
(c) Watching her daughter's ballet lesson.
(d) Painting.

4. Who passes Mr. Henderson in the hall?
(a) Paul.
(b) Alice.
(c) Tony.
(d) Mr. Kolenkhov.

5. What does Alice Sycamore do for a living?
(a) She sells candy with Ed.
(b) She makes fireworks with her father.
(c) She is a secretary at a Wall Street firm.
(d) She is a banker in a firm on Wall Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose son is Tony?

2. What takes place at Columbia University?

3. On what does Penny comment?

4. From where does Penny's daughter arrive?

5. From where does the patriarch of this zany family come home?

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