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

2. Who are the first people to appear in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) McCann and Goldberg.
(b) Petey and Lulu.
(c) Meg and Lulu.
(d) Stanley and Petey.

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

4. What does Meg do up the stairs before going to get Stanley in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Shouts.
(b) Sings.
(c) Whispers.
(d) Whistles.

5. What is the first character to appear in Act 1, Part 1 carrying?
(a) A book.
(b) A dog.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An apple.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Goldberg say he and Petey were discussing in Act 2, Part 1?

3. What does Goldberg ask Meg in regards to her other guests?

4. What sounds does Petey hear when Meg goes upstairs to retrieve Stanley in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What does McCann whistle in Act 2, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stanley react after hearing Goldberg's name in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What is the nature of McCann and Goldberg's conversation regarding their job at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

3. What is the nature of Petey and Meg's conversation regarding the drum at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?

4. How does Stanley react when Meg gives him fried bread?

5. How does Goldberg react when McCann calls him Simey?

6. How does Meg act when she hears someone coming down the stairs in Act 3, Part 1?

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

8. What is the nature of McCann and Goldberg's conversation regarding the newspaper at the beginning of Act 3, Part 2?

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

10. What does Petey say was the nature of his and Goldberg's conversation while outside in Act 2, Part 1?

(see the answer keys)

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