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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mick altruistic toward?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) Davies.
(c) Aston.
(d) Nobody.

2. What has happened to the bag in which Davies originally had his belongings?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) It was soiled.
(c) It was vandalized.
(d) It was held hostage by his former employer.

3. What is ironic about Davies's bag being gone?
(a) He had his most prized possession in it.
(b) The shirts in it were striped.
(c) There was a velvet jacket in it.
(d) He has stolen things before.

4. Who helps Aston when he resists mental treatment?
(a) Mick.
(b) Nobody.
(c) His father.
(d) Davies.

5. Which character can best be described as generous?
(a) Mick.
(b) Aston.
(c) Davies's former employer.
(d) Davies.

6. How does Mick show that he is the one who owns the house?
(a) By putting a sign outside the house.
(b) By saying so every ten minutes.
(c) By making a show of cleaning it.
(d) By spending time sitting outside and watching others work.

7. Which character would be best described as arrogant?
(a) Davies.
(b) Davies's former employer.
(c) Mick.
(d) Aston.

8. Which character is vacuuming the house?
(a) Aston.
(b) Davies.
(c) Mick.
(d) A hired maid.

9. What will the shed in the backyard be used for?
(a) A warehouse.
(b) A library.
(c) A workshop.
(d) A storage room for the house.

10. Who must sleep with the window open?
(a) Davies.
(b) Mick.
(c) Aston.
(d) The hired help.

11. Which of the following does Davies refuse to do throughout his life?
(a) Hold a job.
(b) Beg on the streets.
(c) Wear checkered shirts.
(d) Dress in "poor" clothing.

12. How does Aston react to the treatment he receives for his mental illness?
(a) He resists but nobody is there to help him.
(b) When he resists, the doctors only hurt him more.
(c) He is too medicated to resist.
(d) He submits to the doctors out of respect.

13. What job does Aston offer Davies?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Caretaker.
(d) Mechanic.

14. What altruistic deed does Mick perform?
(a) Buying clothes for Davies.
(b) Letting his brother live in his house.
(c) Fixing up the house for somebody else.
(d) Building a fence for the neighbor.

15. Who wants to build a shed in the backyard?
(a) Mick.
(b) Davies.
(c) The neighbor.
(d) Aston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Davies nag Aston about in Act II regarding clothing?

2. How does Davies react to Mick surprising him?

3. What pattern is on the shirts that Aston gives Davies?

4. Which character is best described as the voice of reason?

5. What happens after Mick lets Davies get off the floor?

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