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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burton's work discusses how the wives experience waiting on the ___________ walks.
(a) Coal fire.
(b) Widow's.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Water's.

2. The Flying Dutchman can only come onshore every __________ years according to the story and the curse.
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

3. The new piece that Burton is writing is a ____________, something with which he is not entirely comfortable.
(a) Musical.
(b) War novel.
(c) Love story.
(d) Pop song.

4. How old does Pale say Robbie was when Pale moved out of the house?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

5. Who is at the door when it buzzes at the start of the first scene of this play?
(a) Burton.
(b) Pale.
(c) Robbie.
(d) Larry.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________ who eulogized Robbie had not seen Robbie in six years, making it an awkward speech.

2. Robbie once thought Anna would make a good _________, and she admits to Pale that she likes it.

3. Burton explains his work is about the wives of ____________ and the longing they experience.

4. What does Larry come in carrying when he enters the scene with Anna and the others?

5. Larry tells Anna he can not keep from thinking about what happened to ______________.

(see the answer key)

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