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Bus Stop Quiz

William Inge
This Study Guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Bus Stop.

Bus Stop Quiz

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1)

Which of the following is not true about Dr. Lyman? (from Act 2)

Harvard graduate.
Ph. D.
Rhodes Scholar.
Summa Cum Laude.
2)

What does Will ask Bo? (from Act 3)

If he learned a lesson.
If he has followed orders.
If he wants to leave.
If he understands what he did wrong.
3)

Why does Bo decide not to follow through on his plan in regards to Cherie? (from Act 2)

Will would stop him.
She is acting very different.
He's not sure he wants to take that step.
She won't talk to him anymore.
4)

What is Bo doing as Act II opens? (from Act 2)

Reading a magazine.
Playing on his guitar.
Chatting with Dr. Lyman.
Sulking.
5)

How does Bo feel about his situation with Cherie? (from Act 2)

He is angered by it.
He finds it uncomfortable.
He is frustrated.
He finds it reassuring.
6)

Why can't Dr. Lyman carry off his plans with Elma? (from Act 2)

He cannot remember his part.
He is too drunk.
He is interrupted by others.
He is distracted by the other events around him.
7)

What does Will tell Bo what he did was for? (from Act 3)

What the law requires.
To keep the women safe.
To help his relationship with Cherie.
Bo's own good.
8)

Which word describes how Bo and Cherie's apology goes? (from Act 3)

Well.
Evilly.
Awkwardly.
Dejectedly.
9)

Why does Cherie get annoyed with Bo when he tries to be nicer to her? (from Act 2)

He doesn't listen to her and keeps talking.
He yells at her for not listening.
He criticizes her performance.
He is talking while Virgil is playing the guitar.
10)

When did Bo decide he wanted to marry Cherie? (from Act 2)

Since they were children.
After their first date.
They day after they first slept together.
When he first saw her.
11)

Where does Dr. Lyman decide to continue to go toward? (from Act 3)

San Francisco.
Madison.
Las Vegas.
Denver.
12)

Why does Dr. Lyman get progressively drunker? (from Act 2)

He feels guilty longing for Elma.
He wants to leave the state.
He has nothing else to do.
He hates to watch people fight.
13)

How does Virgil feel about the decision he made to never marry? (from Act 2)

He is glad he made it.
He regrets it.
He is frustrated by it.
He is relieved by it.
14)

How does Elma feel about Dr. Lyman almost seducing her? (from Act 3)

She is tantalized by it.
She is surprised by it.
She is intrigued with the idea.
She is repulsed by it.
15)

Where does Bo talk to Virgil about taking Cherie? (from Act 2)

Back to the ranch.
To Las Vegas.
To the bus to wait in the cold.
To the Justice of the Peace.
16)

What is Carl doing when Dr. Lyman wakes up? (from Act 3)

Getting the bus ready.
Making plans with Elma.
Kissing Grace.
Talking to Grace.
17)

Which character would be described as a headstrong cowboy? (from Act 3)

Bo.
Dr. Lyman.
Virgil.
Will.
18)

Why mistake does Dr. Lyman realize he has started upon? (from Act 2)

Flirting with too many women.
Sharing too much information about himself.
Taking advantage of an innocent girl.
Becoming an alcoholic.
19)

Where is everyone as Act III opens? (from Act 3)

All different places.
In the restaurant.
Outside by the bus.
Looking at the road.
20)

How does Bo characterize his idea to give Cherie some money to get her back home? (from Act 3)

A necessary evil.
A gesture of goodwill.
A plan to win her heart.
An apology.
21)

What does Virgil tell Bo he needs to do if he wants Cherie to talk to him? (from Act 2)

Show her some freedom.
Back away from her.
Sing a song with her.
Show his tender side.
22)

What does Will encourage Bo to do? (from Act 3)

Apologize to Cherie.
To leave without Cherie.
To wait for the next bus.
Buy Cherie a ticket back home.
23)

What happens between the person who intervenes and Bo? (from Act 2)

They go outside and walk down the road.
They decide to call a truce.
They start to fight.
They go outside.
24)

Which character goes out to help Carl with the bus? (from Act 3)

Bo.
Cherie.
Virgil.
Will.
25)

What does Dr. Lyman tell Elma about their plans? (from Act 2)

Not to tell anyone else.
To ride with him tonight.
To meet him in the morning.
To let him break the news to the others.
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