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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. How is the reader meant to feel about Aston?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Suspicious.
(c) Proud.
(d) Awestruck.

2. Why does Davies not wear Aston's shoes?
(a) They are too dirty.
(b) They are ugly.
(c) They are missing laces.
(d) They don't fit.

3. Why does Aston step in to help Davies?
(a) To earn money.
(b) Out of the kindness of his heart.
(c) To please his religious figure.
(d) To impress somebody else.

4. What is the description for the setting of Act I?
(a) The worker's quarters at a restaurant.
(b) A kitchen.
(c) A cluttered room.
(d) A child's room.

5. What represents Aston's good deeds?
(a) The boxes of junk.
(b) The statue of Buddha.
(c) The sink.
(d) The unplugged stove.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Davies work before he was fired?

2. What does Mick make Davies do when he arrives?

3. What does Davies get instead of a donation of shoes?

4. What is wrong with the papers that Davies cannot use them?

5. What is one word to describe Aston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mick pay off Davies after he insults him?

2. Why does Mick feel as if he has to protect Aston?

3. Why does Mick tell Davies he will kick Aston out of the house?

4. Describe the climax in Act III.

5. Is there any evidence of Aston's mental illness in the play?

6. Why does Davies have several insurance cards?

7. Why might Aston be receiving so much help from Mick?

8. In what ways does Davies show he has unjustified expectations in Act I?

9. How is irony used in Act I?

10. What is the first instance of Davies's complaints that make Aston angry?

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