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Three Tall Women | Quiz

Edward Albee
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Three Tall Women | Quiz

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1)

What did A do that Sis objected to? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Had a child at a young age.
Got married instead of getting a job.
Prostituted herself.
Slept with boys.
2)

According to B, what is the best time of life? (from Act 2, Part 4)

Old age.
Middle age.
Youth.
Childhood.
3)

What are A's favorite gemstones? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Diamonds and pearls.
Emeralds and sapphires.
Rubies and pearls.
Diamonds and rubies.
4)

Who were the only "colored" people that A knew? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Girls she worked with.
Girls she went to school with.
Her neighbors.
The "help."
5)

How does A think her son feels about her? (from Act 1, Part 4)

She doesn't know how he feels about her.
She knows he loves her because he makes time to come see her.
She thinks he doesn't love her.
She knows he loves her, but he's too busy for her.
6)

In Act 2, Part 1, C tells B that it is hard to consider what? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Losing A.
Death.
Terminal illness.
Dying alone.
7)

C wonders, in Act 2, Part 4, if what ended with her? (from Act 2, Part 4)

Compassion.
Her family's wealth.
Youthful vigor.
The happy times.
8)

What is the best moment of life according to A? (from Act 2, Part 4)

The moment of her birth.
The moment of her son's birth.
The final moment when it is possible to stop.
The moment of her marriage.
9)

Who is onstage at the end of Act 1, Part 4? (from Act 1, Part 4)

C.
B.
The boy.
A.
10)

What were A's favorite pieces of jewelry? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Rings.
Earrings.
Bracelets.
Necklaces.
11)

How did A's mother react when A's father died? (from Act 2, Part 2)

She cried with her daughters.
She became catatonic.
She stayed strong for her daughters and didn't cry.
She went on the porch to cry by herself.
12)

What does C protest she doesn't want to hear about in Act 2, Part 1? (from Act 2, Part 1)

A's talk of death and sorrow.
A's argument with her son.
B's talk of disillusionment and immaturity.
A's illness and its symptoms.
13)

C tells B that she is not good at what? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Helping.
Empathizing.
Giving advice.
Socializing.
14)

How did A kill time while she was bedridden after breaking her back? (from Act 2, Part 3)

Wondering who her husband was having sex with.
Reading.
Wondering where her son was.
Writing a book.
15)

What does A talk about at the end of Act 1, Part 3? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Her friends' deaths.
Sis's first marriage.
Her son.
Her husband.
16)

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of B's husband, according to B's description of him in Act 2, Part 2? (from Act 2, Part 2)

He loved children.
He made her laugh.
He liked tall women.
He was a good dancer.
17)

How did A break her back? (from Act 2, Part 3)

She was thrown off of a horse.
She was beaten.
She fell out of a window.
She was in a car accident.
18)

How does C describe the young man who took her virginity? (from Act 2, Part 1)

He was short but very handsome.
He wasn't handsome, but he was very nice.
He was the same height as her and very handsome.
He was taller than her but kind of homely.
19)

According to A's premonition, when did her son come to see her? (from Act 2, Part 4)

Just before she died.
After she was gone.
Before she became ill.
At the moment she passed away.
20)

How is A able to see herself and her life in Act 2, Part 4? (from Act 2, Part 4)

With emotion.
Objectively.
With broken memories.
In limited detail.
21)

How do B and C know that A is still alive? (from Act 1, Part 4)

Her eyelids are moving.
She is conscious.
She is breathing.
She has a pulse.
22)

Why do A and B make fun of A's deceased husband? (from Act 2, Part 2)

He had one eye.
He was impotent.
He couldn't dance.
He had one leg.
23)

Who appears in Act 1, Part 2, as C is writing? (from Act 2, Part 1)

The doctor.
The Boy.
A.
B.
24)

According to A, why did she marry her husband? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Because she was in a hurry to have children.
Because she was lonely.
Because he was rich.
Because she was in love.
25)

What does C say about memories in Act 1, Part 3? (from Act 1, Part 3)

There is safety and salvation in forgetting things.
If you forget something, there is a reason for it.
There is no reason to remember everything that has happened to you.
You have to talk about things so you won't forget them.
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