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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the first character to appear in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Meg.
(c) Stanley.
(d) Petey.

3. What reason does Stanley give for being anxious in regards to the new tenants in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) He knew them back in Ireland.
(b) He doesn't want a crowd.
(c) He doesn't know why they chose that boardinghouse.
(d) He doesn't trust them.

4. Why does Stanley suddenly grab McCann's arm in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) To hurt him.
(b) To joke with him.
(c) To get him to listen to him.
(d) To tickle him.

5. What does Stanley complain about after coming down the stairs in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) He's hungry.
(b) The tenants are too noisy.
(c) His room is dirty.
(d) He didn't sleep well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Meg and Petey in the play?

2. What does Petey tell Meg is new and coming soon to their area in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What subject do Stanley and McCann discuss in Act 2, Part 1?

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

5. Why does Meg become excited in regards to her new tenants in Act 1, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Stanley's complaints regarding Meg in Act 1, Part 1?

2. Who is the only character to emerge from the play with his/her delusions intact?

3. What does Stanley tell McCann in regard to his birthday in Act 2, Part 1?

4. How does McCann react when Stanley says he's not the kind of man to cause trouble in Act 2, Part 1?

5. Describe the interaction between Stanley and Meg when she asks for a cigarette.

6. In what way do McCann and Goldberg say Stanley doesn't exist?

7. At the beginning of the play, what is the nature of Stanley and Meg's conversation regarding breakfast?

8. Describe the conversation between McCann and Goldberg before they enter the boardinghouse at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2.

9. What does Meg say about breakfast at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?

10. What does Goldberg tell Lulu he used to do every day before going home to his wife?

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