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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Jess appear at John's door at the start of Scene One?
(a) To collect survey results.
(b) To apply for a job.
(c) To deliver a package.
(d) To sell encyclopedias.

2. Which character is noted to have a "speech pattern that manifests itself in a kind of halted way of speaking" (6)?
(a) Ani.
(b) John.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Jess.

3. How many of the play's 9 scenes are noted to occur on "the same Friday night in December" (5)?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. John is described as coming "from" (20) what and wearing it?
(a) The wrong side of the tracks.
(b) The gutter.
(c) Breeding.
(d) Wealth.

5. In what state does the play take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what borough does the Prologue take place?

2. In what discipline is John pursuing his PhD?

3. What do non-italicized parentheses within the play indicate?

4. What do ellipses within the play indicate?

5. In what era does the play take place?

(see the answer key)

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