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

2. Burton tells Larry that seeing ______________ in his account helps to soften the blow of Hollywood's actions.
(a) Money.
(b) Millions of pounds.
(c) Interest.
(d) Withdrawals.

3. What did the nephews spend all afternoon doing while the adults attended the wake?
(a) Playing tag.
(b) Collecting frogs.
(c) Eating mud pies.
(d) Collecting butterflies.

4. Anna is going to _______________ for a week and then she is heading to Seattle for six weeks after that.
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Miami.

5. Burton remarks about how fickle the _____________ can be in Canada during this time of year.
(a) Weather.
(b) Moods.
(c) Food.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pale admits that he might have done some __________ earlier in the evening when Anna asks.

3. Pale comes in the door, ranting about how anyone can live in the ____________.

4. What is the relationship that Robbie and Anna once shared when he was alive?

5. Pale assures Anna that Robbie's family knew he was ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Larry enter the scene on this New Year's Day/New Year's Eve in the second act?

2. What does Burton have to say about the weather in Canada where he was on vacation?

3. What is the one thing that Robbie's family has never seen him do, which also upsets Anna?

4. What happens when Larry goes over to the bathroom to check up on Pale to see how he is doing?

5. What is Anna's explanation as to why she hasn't responded to Larry all day?

6. What does Anna tell Pale when he moves to put his hand underneath her robe when they are on the couch?

7. To what story does Larry equates Burton's writing and motivation?

8. Why is Anna angry, as she admits to Larry after Larry tells her that he can not stop thinking about Robbie?

9. What were the main focuses of Robbie, according to Anna when she is talking with Larry?

10. What does Burton reveal about the play that he is writing, though he does not seem to think it is viable?

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