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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One, pp. 16-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interrupts Arthur’s monologue?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The doorbell.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) His wife.

2. What does Sheila say Eva Smith did to her at Milward’s?
(a) Called her names.
(b) Laughed at her.
(c) Smiled at her.
(d) Made an obscene gesture at her.

3. Who does Eric say has a “nasty temper sometimes” (8)?
(a) Eva Smith.
(b) Sybil.
(c) Edna.
(d) Sheila.

4. How does Arthur say he knew Eva Smith?
(a) He had an affair with her.
(b) She came to court while he was a judge.
(c) His wife's committee helped her.
(d) She worked for him, and he fired her.

5. Who does Arthur say he plays golf with regularly?
(a) The chief of police.
(b) An alderman.
(c) A police detective.
(d) The mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Gerald’s parents, George and Lady Croft, not be at the dinner party?

2. Why does Gerald say he neglected Sheila the previous summer?

3. What two characters say they have never known Eva Smith?

4. What does Arthur offer Gerald?

5. Why does Edna exit in the opening scene?

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