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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Meg protests to the idea of Doc's wife because:
(a) His wife is Southern.
(b) She still has feelings for Doc and wants to tell him.
(c) His wife is a Yankee.
(d) She detests artists because she is jealous of them.

2. Though Meg seems entirely self-interested, her actions reveal:
(a) She has sacrificed herself on many occasions for the family.
(b) She is ready to move home and help Lenny shoulder her responsibilities.
(c) She cares about her sisters and will act on their behalf.
(d) She wants to stay in town to see what she will inherit after her granddaddy's death.

3. Through Babe's confession she discovers:
(a) She does not love Zackery.
(b) She wants to protect herself from scandal.
(c) She wants to live.
(d) She is angry with granddaddy.

4. Meg and Babe remember their mother's death differently because:
(a) Meg was older than Babe when their mother died.
(b) Meg refuses to believe her mother committed suicide.
(c) Meg is not as realistic as Babe.
(d) Babe loved their mother and Meg did not.

5. Doc's gift to Lenny is:
(a) A sack of almonds.
(b) A sack of pecans.
(c) A sack of peanuts.
(d) A sack of walnuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chick implies that Meg is the reason:

2. Lenny appears to be jealous about:

3. Meg believes Lenny is shy with men because:

4. When the girls argue about the lawyer, the mood becomes:

5. Billy Boy's death might signal:

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