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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 comes in the door, ranting about how anyone can live in the ____________.
(a) Subway.
(b) Building.
(c) City.
(d) Country.

2. Larry chides Burton about where there will be _____________ in his new work.
(a) Dancers.
(b) Snails.
(c) Children.
(d) Robots.

3. Out of Robbie's entire family, no one has seen Robbie _________________ - his true passion.
(a) Act.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Write.

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

5. What is the genre in which Burton focuses most of his work for Hollywood?
(a) Romance.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) History.
(d) Comedy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is described as being well-built and sexy in his mid-thirties and is wearing a nice suit?

3. Who is at the door when it buzzes at the start of the first scene of this play?

4. Burton's work discusses how the wives experience waiting on the ___________ walks.

5. Larry decides to tell Anna about the Christmas card he has to design for _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Pale meets Larry, he says that he does not remember seeing Larry at the wake. What does Larry respond?

3. What does Anna tell Pale when he offers to make her tea and breakfast?

4. What is the one new work assignment about which Anna seems to be most excited?

5. When Anna asks Larry how long he has been smoking, what does Larry reply?

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

7. What is on the message that Burton leaves for Anna on the answering machine before she picks it up?

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

9. What does Larry remind Burton about the money that Burton receives for the scripts he writers?

10. Why does Anna have to stay in the house of Robbie's family after the wake?

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