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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. What do Karen and Martha agree on regarding Mrs. Mortar?
(a) She needs a long vacation.
(b) She deserves a raise.
(c) She should retire next year.
(d) She has to leave the school.

2. In what room of the school does the play begin?
(a) The gym.
(b) The study room.
(c) The library.
(d) The kitchen.

3. Where has the alleged inappropriate behavior taken place?
(a) A bedroom.
(b) A car.
(c) A bar.
(d) A library.

4. What is the time period for THE CHILDREN'S HOUR?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1930s.

5. Karen tells Martha that her ________________________.
(a) car is making funny noises.
(b) commitment to the school will not change.
(c) the end of year picnic is all planned.
(d) the furnace is going out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters the room and states that Mary had found the flowers in a trashcan?

2. Why does Joe visit with Mary?

3. How does Mrs. Tilford initially respond to Mary's accusations?

4. What does Martha tell Mrs. Mortar that hurts Mrs. Mortar's feelings?

5. What type of building houses the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what work of Arthur Miller's is Mary's character compared?

2. How does Mary Tilford try to get on Mrs. Mortar's good side?

3. What information does Karen share about herself and Mrs. Mortar that agitates Martha?

4. How does Mrs. Tilford respond when she realizes that Mary has arrived unexpectedly?

5. Why is Agatha suspicious of Mary's behavior?

6. What is the reason Karen and Martha go to Mrs. Tilford's house?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing in showing Martha's character traits in Act 1?

8. How do Karen and Martha behave in the aftermath of the libel trial?

9. Why is Martha especially glad to see Mrs. Mortar, who has returned from Europe?

10. How does Mrs. Tilford initially respond to Mary's accusations against Karen and Marth?

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