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The Verge | Quiz

Susan Glaspell
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The Verge | Quiz

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1)

Why is the setting in Act 2's symbolism ironic? (from Act 2)

The characters are not religious.
The household has no queen.
The lock on the door is broken.
The prisoner has put herself in the prison.
2)

What does Claire believe is her greatest gift to the man she loves? (from Act 3)

Campaigning for Women's Rights.
Killing him to free him from his provincial state of mind.
Giving him her plants.
Leaving her husband.
3)

How does Elizabeth respond to Adelaide's accusations? (from Act 2)

She is not present during the accusations.
She defends Claire.
She faints.
She cries.
4)

Why does Adelaide chastise Claire? (from Act 2)

For not leaving Harry.
For not letting Adelaide raise Elizabeth.
For not doing a better job taking care of the greenhouse plants.
For not being affectionate to her daughter.
5)

Who calls to Tom for help through the tower window? (from Act 2)

The doctor.
Adelaide.
Claire.
Harry.
6)

What is Claire unable to explain regarding her experiment? (from Act 2)

She wants to create a never-before-seen color.
There is hope in growth.
She does not understand why the flower isn't blooming.
She wants the experiment to fail.
7)

What is the nature of the song sung at the end of the play? (from Act 3)

A nursery rhyme.
A love ballad.
A tuneless hum.
A religious hymn.
8)

Why are three of the male characters named "Tom, Dick, and Harry"? (from Act 3)

Because the author had little imagination.
To make their names easy to remember.
To imply that they are ordinary men.
The names were translations from the play's original language.
9)

Under what condition does Tom agree to stay? (from Act 2)

If Claire will show some affection to her daughter.
If Claire will destroy the greenhouse.
If Claire will apologize to Harry and Adelaide.
If he can see the results of the experiment.
10)

Who calls Claire unnatural? (from Act 2)

The doctor.
Tom.
Adelaide.
Elizabeth.
11)

What are two hallmarks of Harry's value system? (from Act 3)

Women's suffrage and equality.
Privacy and wealth.
Wealth and family.
Correct manners and decorum.
12)

What does the doctor prescribe for Claire? (from Act 2)

Rest.
Therapy.
Medication.
Nothing.
13)

Why has the extra guest been invited to dinner? (from Act 2)

To observe Claire for signs of infidelity.
To observe Claire for signs of insanity.
To assist Claire in her spiritual quest.
To assist Claire with her plants.
14)

Which character is strangled? (from Act 3)

Tom.
The plant.
Harry.
Claire.
15)

How many children does Adelaide have? (from Act 2)

Three.
Seven.
None.
Five.
16)

What does the gardener say to the maid regarding what is going on in the household? (from Act 3)

It is none of their business.
She should call Claire using the buzzer.
She should call Harry using the buzzer.
She should help protect the plants.
17)

What does one of the two characters alone with the plant promise the other? (from Act 3)

To keep her safe.
To take care of her daughter.
To destroy the plant.
To restore heat to the house.
18)

Which is the best description of the doctor? (from Act 2)

He is in love with Claire.
He rejects the belief that rest and isolation can help cure a hysterical patient.
He rejects new Freudian theories.
He specializes in botany.
19)

Which character did Claire see as her last hope for a creative life? (from Act 3)

Adelaide.
Tom.
Harry.
Elizabeth.
20)

What does the protagonist ultimately do to make room for change and new growth? (from Act 3)

Care for plants.
Destroy the things she loves most.
Love more than one man.
Divorce her husband.
21)

What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?" (from Act 2)

The experiment no longer interests her.
The plant has died.
The plant will not bloom for another two weeks.
She will know tomorrow if the experiment has been successful.
22)

What has Dick returned to do, according to the conversation early in Act 3? (from Act 3)

Pack his belongings.
Apologize to Tom.
Kill Harry.
View Claire's experiment.
23)

Who first joins Claire and Tom in the tower room after she goes back upstairs? (from Act 2)

Dick.
Adelaide.
Harry.
The doctor.
24)

What is expected to happen on this day in the third act in the greenhouse? (from Act 3)

The experimental plant is expected to die.
The greenhouse heat will be diverted to the house.
The experimental plant is expected to bloom.
A dinner party is scheduled.
25)

What is the relationship between Elizabeth and Adelaide? (from Act 2)

They are niece and aunt.
They are rivals for Tom's love.
They are sisters.
They are mother and daughter.
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