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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character shows that he is a gentleman?
(a) Bo.
(b) Will.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Dr. Lyman.

2. What is Elma's reaction to Dr. Lyman's thoughts about love?
(a) She thinks he is crazy.
(b) She thinks he is right.
(c) She doesn't understand him.
(d) She finds his thoughts irrational.

3. What advice does Grace give Elma?
(a) To take Dr. Lyman out to the bus.
(b) To try and sober Dr. Lyman up.
(c) Do not meet Dr. Lyman in Topeka.
(d) To go and use her apartment.

4. What happens to Bo after the slap?
(a) He becomes aggressive.
(b) He drags Cherie to the bus.
(c) He walks out.
(d) He demands she marry him immediately.

5. Why does Dr. Lyman get progressively drunker?
(a) He has nothing else to do.
(b) He wants to leave the state.
(c) He feels guilty longing for Elma.
(d) He hates to watch people fight.

6. Which character returns in this act at the end?
(a) Grace.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Will.
(d) Bo.

7. Who intervenes in the fight between Cherie and Bo?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Dr. Lyman.
(c) Will.
(d) Elma.

8. What does Elma ask Dr. Lyman to do?
(a) Sing with Cherie.
(b) Talk about his views on love some more.
(c) Read poetry.
(d) Play some of the guitar.

9. How does Bo feel about Cherie and Virgil talking?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Relieved.

10. What is Cherie doing as Act II opens?
(a) Chatting with Dr. Lyman.
(b) Sulking.
(c) Reading a magazine.
(d) Playing his guitar.

11. When did Bo decide he wanted to marry Cherie?
(a) After their first date.
(b) Since they were children.
(c) They day after they first slept together.
(d) When he first saw her.

12. Why does Cherie get annoyed with Bo when he tries to be nicer to her?
(a) He doesn't listen to her and keeps talking.
(b) He yells at her for not listening.
(c) He criticizes her performance.
(d) He is talking while Virgil is playing the guitar.

13. Which of the following best describes how Dr. Lyman feels about where he used to work and the students there?
(a) Respect.
(b) Relief.
(c) Anger.
(d) Disdain.

14. What does Elma say about the dress she will wear to the symphony?
(a) She will surprise him with it.
(b) She will wear black.
(c) She isn't sure which one she will pick.
(d) She will look very pretty in it.

15. How does Cherie want to feel by whomever she decides to marry?
(a) Happy.
(b) Loved.
(c) Respected.
(d) Trusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bo feel about his situation with Cherie?

2. What does Dr. Lyman agree to play?

3. Which of the following best describes Dr. Lyman's life?

4. How does Virgil suggest Bo could act around Cherie to make her like him more?

5. Which of the following describes Virgil's feelings for Bo?

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