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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides to take Anna back to the bus station, glad to be rid of her and her presence in Robbie's family's home?
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Pale.

2. Who is Anna's other roommate who bursts in the door, trying to find out why she hasn't picked up the phone?
(a) Pale.
(b) Larry.
(c) Burton.
(d) Dominic.

3. What does Anna point out to Burton as he is talking about his new work, though he is not convinced of his direction?
(a) His tears.
(b) His fidgeting.
(c) His nervousness.
(d) His excitement.

4. At what time did Anna finally get ready to leave the wake, but it's been two hours since the last bus left?
(a) Nine.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Two in the morning.
(d) Ten.

5. What did Pale threaten the other driver that he would do if the other driver didn't back off?
(a) Call the cops.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Hit him.
(d) Sleep in his car.

6. What is the source of the loud noise that distracts Pale when he is talking with Anna and Larry?
(a) Radiator.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Train.
(d) Car backfire.

7. What does the Flying Dutchman's love do which breaks the curse imposed upon him?
(a) Jumps into the sea.
(b) Comes on the ship with him.
(c) Hangs herself.
(d) Kills herself.

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

9. What does Larry come in carrying when he enters the scene with Anna and the others?
(a) Groceries.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) A suit.
(d) A cake.

10. Where are Robbie's things, which is not a place where Larry wants to go in order to get them?
(a) Attic.
(b) Bus station.
(c) Bank.
(d) Basement.

11. Larry makes sure to remind Burton that he does not need __________, but Burton says that he does.
(a) Talent.
(b) Money.
(c) Fame.
(d) Motivation.

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

13. Anna admits that she is ___________ that Robbie's family never really knew him and that he was killed.
(a) Calm.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

14. Pale separates himself from his brother Robbie by the differences in their __________.
(a) Ears.
(b) Personalities.
(c) Noses.
(d) Jobs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Larry decide to put on the card instead of any of the typical Christmas symbols?

2. Pale also says that Anna knows him because he helped to save her from the _____________.

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

4. In what country does the Flying Dutchman finally meet his true love who will break the curse?

5. The family is not aware of the sexuality of Robbie, and they refer to Anna as his ______________.

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