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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to the house occasionally?
(a) The mailman.
(b) The UPS guy.
(c) The meter reader.
(d) The grocery delivery boy.

2. Karen and Martha find it hard to ______________________.
(a) concentrate.
(b) eat.
(c) think about a different kind of life.
(d) sleep.

3. What is the setting for Act 3?
(a) The Dover School.
(b) The Wright-Dobie School.
(c) The Exeter School.
(d) The Glendale Academy.

4. Who emerges as the strongest character at the end of the play?
(a) Mrs. Mortar.
(b) Karen.
(c) Dr. Cardin.
(d) Mrs. Tilford.

5. What is Dr. Cardin's reaction to Mary's allegations?
(a) He believes everything Mary says.
(b) He has suspected them all along.
(c) He cannot believe them.
(d) He knows they are lies.

6. What does Mary do to Rosalie?
(a) Blackmails her.
(b) Teaches her to dance.
(c) Slaps her.
(d) Curls her hair.

7. What are Mary's tools used for evil?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Witnesses.
(c) Words.
(d) Guns.

8. What do Karen and Martha know about their careers now?
(a) They will start a new school in another state.
(b) They are highly in demand now.
(c) They are both burned out on teaching.
(d) There are few places they would be allowed to teach young girls.

9. Why does Mary blackmail Rosalie?
(a) Mrs. Mortar told her to.
(b) To get Rosalie in trouble.
(c) She needs allies.
(d) She doesn't know any better.

10. Whose bracelet will Mary claim that Rosalie stole?
(a) Helen Burton's.
(b) Annette Hall's.
(c) Sara MacKenzie's.
(d) Amy Donaldson's.

11. What does Mary do to scare Rosalie?
(a) Makes noises.
(b) Jumps out at her.
(c) Screams.
(d) Throws a book at her.

12. Who threatens Mrs. Tilford?
(a) Karen.
(b) Martha.
(c) Dr. Cardin.
(d) Mrs. Mortar.

13. In what room of Mrs. Tilford's home does Act 2, Scene 2 take place?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The living room.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The den.

14. Why is Mrs. Mortar especially despicable?
(a) She is greedy.
(b) She spits when she talks.
(c) She talks about everyone she knows.
(d) She refused to testify when she could have reversed the legal decision.

15. How does Martha kill herself?
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Takes pills.
(d) Slits her wrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does Act 3 begin?

2. What is the literary technique used when Martha begins to examine her feelings for Karen after Mary's accusations surface?

3. What is the demeanor of Karen and Martha?

4. What is Mary doing as Rosalie enters the living room?

5. Most people tend to destroy something __________________.

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