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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 Goldberg tell McCann is quite different in regards to their job in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The main issue.
(b) Their role.
(c) The scheme.
(d) The plan.

2. Who comes in the room during McCann and Stanley conversation in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Lulu and Meg.
(b) Goldberg and Petey.
(c) Petey and Meg.
(d) Lulu and Goldberg.

3. Whose name makes Stanley react with concern in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Goldberg's.
(b) McCann's.
(c) Petey's.
(d) Lulu's.

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

5. Of what descent is McCann in the play?
(a) Scottish.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) American.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McCann say Stanley is, which is odd for someone on their birthday?

2. What does Goldberg offer to bring to the party?

3. What does Meg say she assumes Stanley is doing during her conversation with Petey in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What does Stanley try and figure out while talking to McCann in Act 2, Part 1?

5. Which of the following complaints does Stanley not make to Meg in Act 1, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Meg and Petey's conversation at the beginning of the play.

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

4. How are the lights described at the beginning of the birthday party?

5. Describe the game the members of the birthday party play.

6. Describe the interaction between Lulu and Stanley at the end of Act 1, Part 1.

7. What is the nature of Meg and Stanley's conversation regarding his birthday in Act 1, Part 2?

8. What is the nature of Goldberg's compliments to Meg at the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?

9. Describe the events that interrupt the argument between McCann, Goldberg and Stanley at the end of Act 2, Part 2.

10. What does Meg say regarding the black car?

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