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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. Pale informs Anna that he does not like ___________ and every time Anna leaves one he feels like he heard her the first time.
(a) Roses.
(b) Gifts.
(c) Boxes.
(d) Messages.

2. The family is not aware of the sexuality of Robbie, and they refer to Anna as his ______________.
(a) Trollop.
(b) Girlfriend.
(c) Wife.
(d) Beard.

3. Burton explains his work is about the wives of ____________ and the longing they experience.
(a) Sailors.
(b) Gay men.
(c) Athletes.
(d) Dancers.

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

5. What is the relationship that Robbie and Anna once shared when he was alive?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Dance partners.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where has Burton just arrived, having just ended his trip there to come back to see Anna?

2. What is the look that Anna ascribes to the men in Robbie's family, though they all sort of look like him, too?

3. What did the boys put the butterflies in, knocking them out, but not killing them, leading to a terrifying event?

4. Pale compares Robbie to other guys by claiming that most guys are __________, but Robbie was light.

5. Larry asks Anna what they should do with Robbie's _____________ since they're/it's beginning to pile up.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anna's opinion of Burton's script after she reads it and what is his reaction?

2. What is the reasoning Anna gives for having spent a lot of money on the new flutes?

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

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

5. What does Burton say that he misses about women's clothing as he helps Anna with her dress?

6. Why is Anna so upset when she is sitting on the couch by herself after Robbie's wake?

7. What does Pale have to say when Larry asks him if he and his wife have gotten a divorce?

8. What does Anna say the difference between a glass and a flute is when Burton asks?

9. What does Anna have to say about her work when Burton asks her some questions about her life?

10. Why is Anna feeling stiff and out of sorts when she is in this scene after Burton leaves?

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