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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the food items Bo ordered?
(a) A piece of key lime pie.
(b) Potato salad.
(c) Ham and eggs.
(d) Quart of milk.

2. What does Dr. Lyman learn that causes him to be upset?
(a) That he can't find the bus driver.
(b) They are still in Kansas.
(c) There is no alcohol on the bus.
(d) That he fell asleep.

3. Who intervenes between Bo and Will to keep the peace?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Dr. Lyman.
(c) Cherie.
(d) Elma.

4. Why does Will suggest that Carl wake up the passengers?
(a) So they can hear the local news.
(b) So they can get some food.
(c) So they don't freeze.
(d) So they know what is going on.

5. Which of the following characters is the owner of the restaurant?
(a) Virgil Blessing.
(b) Elma Duckworth.
(c) Bo Decker.
(d) Grace Hoylard.

6. Which of the following characters is a ranch hand?
(a) Grace.
(b) Bo.
(c) Will.
(d) Virgil.

7. What appears to be the relationship between Will and Carl?
(a) Old friends.
(b) Relations.
(c) Strangers.
(d) Enemies.

8. Where does Carl say he is going?
(a) To wait on the bus.
(b) For a walk.
(c) To the movies.
(d) To Grace's apartment.

9. Which character is about twenty-years-old and female?
(a) Cherie.
(b) Grace.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Elma.

10. How does Bo react to what Will is saying?
(a) He argues.
(b) He tries to soothe him.
(c) He concedes.
(d) He storms out of the restaurant.

11. Which of the following characters is a former college professor?
(a) Will
(b) Virgil.
(c) Bo.
(d) Gerald.

12. Why does Elma say that Will is good at taking care of people?
(a) He is a counselor.
(b) He has previously been married.
(c) He is a religious man.
(d) He was a rancher previously.

13. Which of the following is the best adjective to describe the restaurant in this play?
(a) Squalid.
(b) Classic.
(c) Modern.
(d) Dingy.

14. How many times has Dr. Lyman been married?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

15. What time of day is it as the play opens?
(a) 12 p.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elma get him instead of alcohol?

2. How many of her sisters was Cherie able to stay with?

3. In what state does this play take place?

4. What decade does this play occur during?

5. Which of the following descriptors best could be used to describe the relationship between Bo and Cherie in the restaurant?

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