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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joe expect to happen to the bad cylinder heads?
(a) He thought they would get lost in transit
(b) He thought the welding would hold
(c) He thought the army would catch them
(d) He thought the war would end before they were used

2. How old is Joe Keller?
(a) 49
(b) 61
(c) 70
(d) 54

3. What particular item is George disgusted that he never sent his father?
(a) The news that he had returned from the war
(b) A birthday card
(c) A Chistmas card
(d) A Father's Day card

4. What happened to the neighborhood the day George was born?
(a) It rained all day
(b) The water went out
(c) Steve Deever crashed his car
(d) A house caught fire

5. Who reads Larry's letter to the family?
(a) Chris
(b) Kate
(c) Joe
(d) Ann

6. To what animal does George Deever compare his father?
(a) A dog
(b) A mouse
(c) A possum
(d) A deer

7. In what type of investment did Steve Deever lose a lot of money?
(a) Oil stocks
(b) Fine art
(c) War bonds
(d) Real estate

8. What is the first thing that Ann notices about Chris when he enters in Act 3?
(a) His shaking hands
(b) His perspiration
(c) His red cheeks
(d) His dirty shirt

9. What do people say Chris was in the war?
(a) A pacifist
(b) A coward
(c) A killer
(d) A leader

10. What animal does Chris say this town is full of?
(a) Chickens
(b) Dogs
(c) Snakes
(d) Wolves

11. To what food does Jim compare his patients?
(a) Turkeys
(b) Coconuts
(c) Peanuts
(d) Bananas

12. To where did Jim Bayliss run off?
(a) Paris
(b) New Orleans
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Salt Lake City

13. What advice did Kate give George before he left for the war?
(a) Always keep a bible close
(b) Don't try for any medals
(c) Stay at the back of the charge
(d) Come back in one piece

14. When does George plan to leave with Ann?
(a) In a couple of days
(b) Immediately
(c) That evening
(d) The next morning

15. To Kate, what does Larry's being dead mean?
(a) Only one of her sons deserved to live
(b) The war was meaningless
(c) There is no God
(d) Joe killed him

Short Answer Questions

1. What skill did Steve Deever never learn in all the time Joe knew him?

2. What illness did Joe Keller have the day the faulty cylinder heads went out?

3. On what is Kate sitting at the beginning of Act 3?

4. What has Kate done for Ann when the driver arrives?

5. Where does Joe Keller indicate he intends to go?

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