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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eugene asks the audience in Act II, “How am I going to become a writer if I don’t know how to” what?
(a) Perceive weakness
(b) Suffer
(c) Write dialogue
(d) Come up with ideas

2. How long does Blanche ask to keep the girls at the Jerome house while she looks for work in Act II?
(a) Another year
(b) A few weeks
(c) A couple of days
(d) Two months

3. What is Kate carrying down the stairs in the opening of Act II?
(a) A vase of flowers
(b) A tray of food
(c) A suitcase
(d) A bag of laundry

4. Jack tells Kate in Act II, “I’m not going to leave you. I promise. If I didn’t leave you for another woman, I’m certainly not going to” what?
(a) Leave you for another man
(b) Go to the hospital to leave you
(c) Leave you for another family
(d) Drop dead just to leave you

5. At about what time does Act II open?
(a) 9:30 p.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

6. How much money does Kate say she’s going to get from Stanley for Blanche to take with her on her date in Act II?
(a) $10
(b) $15
(c) $5
(d) $3

7. Who is Blanche preparing to go on a date with in the opening of Act II?
(a) Peter Anderson
(b) Mike Smith
(c) Frank Murphy
(d) James Wilkins

8. What does Kate tell Stanley to tell his father about the missing money in Act II?
(a) That he lost the money gambling
(b) That he had a hole in his pocket
(c) That he spent the money on groceries
(d) That he was robbed

9. Blanche says in Act II, “We’re all poor around here, the least we can be is” what?
(a) Charitable
(b) Forgiving
(c) Dependable
(d) Kind

10. What kind of ice cream does Jack say he wants for dessert in Act II?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Vanilla
(c) Maple walnut
(d) Butter pecan

11. What does Kate offer to cook for Blanche after they’ve made up at the end of Act II?
(a) Onion pirogues
(b) Chicken soup
(c) Scrambled eggs
(d) Egg rolls

12. Before he leaves in Act II, Stanley tells Eugene, “If you ever write a story about me, call me” what?
(a) Jackson
(b) Thomas
(c) Hank
(d) Henry

13. Who brought Jack home after he suffered from a physical ailment, according to Eugene in Act II?
(a) His boss
(b) A policeman
(c) A doctor
(d) Stanley Jerome

14. What physical ailment has Jack suffered prior to the opening of Act II?
(a) A heart attack
(b) An epileptic seizure
(c) A bout of pneumonia
(d) A brain aneurysm

15. Due to Jack’s health, Jack and Kate are unable to go to an affair to see who with his orchestra in Act II?
(a) James Taylor
(b) Lawrence Welk
(c) Roger Waters
(d) Glen Gray

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Laurie say her sister goes every night with the boy she’s been seeing in Act II?

2. Who gave Laurie the letter that she brings to Blanche in Act II?

3. Eugene claims in Act II, “I’d give up writing if I could” what?

4. Who does Laurie decide her mother looks like before she leaves for her date in Act II?

5. To what store does Jack tell Eugene to go for ice cream in Act II?

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