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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (through page 128).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lily is distraught over Billie's death and what else?
(a) Billie's wrecked car.
(b) Her lack of money.
(c) Oscar's cold behavior.
(d) The expense of attending his funeral.

2. William longs to fight in the war, which Thomas says what?
(a) Will end peacefully.
(b) Is a sure victory.
(c) Is already lost.
(d) Will be a short war.

3. What does Thomas' mother refuse to leave?
(a) The broken-down farmhouse.
(b) Her room.
(c) The parlor.
(d) The farm.

4. Oscar is not sure he will walk again and has been assured by Kevin, Lily's lawyer; his scar is what?
(a) Only a nuisance.
(b) In need of many surgeries to be repaired.
(c) A minor problem and will fade with time.
(d) A permanent disfigurement ruining his earning capacity as a lecturer about Civil War battles.

5. Why does Mother resent Thomas' marriage to Giulielma?
(a) He married her out of spite.
(b) He married her for her money.
(c) He married her to escape his family.
(d) He married her to control the plantation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the play's prologue, Mother asks about what, regarding Thomas?

2. What does Lily advise Oscar about the play?

3. What calls Oscar's play's first act superfluous, the last act untargeted, and the whole play void of purpose?

4. What does Harry advise Oscar regarding history?

5. Why is Christina worried about Szyrk?

(see the answer key)

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