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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. Why does Lola say she is proud of Doc?
(a) He has stopped drinking.
(b) He has lost a lot of weight.
(c) He started his own business.
(d) He has a better job.

2. What event puts an end to Doc's denial?
(a) Seeing Bruce's diploma.
(b) Hearing Turk's marriage proposal.
(c) Seeing Turk coming out of the house.
(d) Eating another burned meal.

3. What does Doc tell Lola he heard last night?
(a) A voice.
(b) A dog baring.
(c) A stereo.
(d) An intruder.

4. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Classroom.
(d) Back porch.

5. What does Mrs. Coffman now feel for Lola?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Pity.
(d) Respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie compliment Lola on?

2. Doc turns to ___________ for comfort.

3. What item does Doc find in the kitchen?

4. Who does Turk run into while sneaking out of the house?

5. What had Lola suspected Mrs. Coffman of doing at one time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marie hurt Lola after Doc just gets her calmed down?

2. What creates an argument between Doc and Lola early into the play?

3. What does Lola realize about Doc when he sneaks back into the house?

4. What is the setting and who are the characters which open the play?

5. What metaphor does Lola use when she thinks about how the days of her youth have vanished?

6. What are Marie's feelings about Turk and Bruce?

7. How does the author show that Doc has feelings for Marie?

8. How does the author show that Little Sheba symbolizes the life Lola used to have and still longs for?

9. What is the irony of Doc's being taken to the hospital for his alcohol abuse problem?

10. What discovery does Lola make as Act 2, Scene 3 begins?

(see the answer keys)

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