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

2. Where does Meg tell Stanley that Petey met the men coming to the boardinghouse in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A bar.
(b) On the street.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) The beach.

3. What is the name of the town Stanley says he used to live?
(a) Santaigo.
(b) Basingstoke.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Troubadour.

4. 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) Kissing her goodbye.
(d) Reading his paper.

5. Who tries to leave after being introduced to the two gentlemen in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Stanley.
(b) Meg.
(c) Petey.
(d) Lulu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meg ask Stanley to join her shopping for ?

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

3. What religion is Goldberg in the play?

4. In Act 2, Part 1, what does Stanley tell McCann he would be doing soon?

5. What does Meg brag to Goldberg and McCann about regarding Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Meg and Stanley's conversation when he first returns to the boardinghouse in Act 1, Part 2?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the nature of McCann and Stanley's conversation when the former will not allow Stanley to leave?

8. Describe Goldberg's speech in regards to the principles he believes in.

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

10. What is Stanley's reaction when Meg mentions the two men that will be staying in the boardinghouse in Act 1, Part 1?

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