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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noise is heard offstage at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Indistinct conversation.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

2. What does McCann say is the only reason he is nervous in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) He feels sick.
(b) He's waiting to start.
(c) He wants to be finished.
(d) He likes the guy.

3. How many men does Petey tell Meg he encountered that may be boarding with them?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What kind of cereal does Petey eat a the beginning of the play?
(a) Cheerios.
(b) Bran flakes.
(c) Corn flakes.
(d) Oat bran.

5. What does Goldberg say is essential for a man to do in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Stay in control.
(b) Be in love.
(c) Be good at your job.
(d) Be rich.

6. What does Meg give Stanley as a gift?
(a) A hat.
(b) Money.
(c) A piano.
(d) A toy drum.

7. What is the name of the person who brings in the parcel at the end of the first part?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Nat.
(c) McCann.
(d) Meg.

8. Why does Meg say she wishes Stanley would play music for them that day when first meeting Goldberg and McCann?
(a) Because he needs practice.
(b) Because he's leaving soon.
(c) Because he's so good.
(d) Because it's his birthday.

9. What does McCann say Stanley is, which is odd for someone on their birthday?
(a) Silly.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Young.
(d) Sad.

10. What does Stanley say in regards to the people talking outside that makes him irritable?
(a) Why they are there.
(b) Why they won't come inside.
(c) Why they won't leave.
(d) What they are talking about.

11. What does Stanley complain about in regards to his breakfast?
(a) His meat is spoiled.
(b) His toast is burnt.
(c) His milk is sour.
(d) His cereal is stale.

12. What does Meg come into the scene carrying in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A flower.
(b) Her shopping.
(c) An umbrella.
(d) A box.

13. What is the piece from the paper Petey reads aloud in Act 1, Part 1 regarding?
(a) The horoscopes.
(b) The classifieds.
(c) A birth announcement.
(d) A comic.

14. What does Petey leave the house without doing that leaves Meg aghast in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Cleaning his dish.
(b) Drinking his tea.
(c) Reading his paper.
(d) Kissing her goodbye.

15. What does McCann repeatedly and nervously ask Goldberg regarding the boardinghouse at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) If this was the right place.
(b) If they had the right person.
(c) If they had to go in.
(d) If they were in the right city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Goldberg tell Meg he had previously spoke with when they first meet?

2. When does Stanley tell McCann that his birthday really is?

3. What type of room does Meg say she has for the men coming to stay in their boardinghouse?

4. What does McCann show gratitude to Goldberg for in Act 1, Part 2?

5. Which of the following descriptions were not given to Stanley when he first comes down the stairs?

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