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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) She detests artists because she is jealous of them.
(b) She still has feelings for Doc and wants to tell him.
(c) His wife is a Yankee.
(d) His wife is Southern.

2. Lenny is surprised to find:
(a) Meg might not be coming home.
(b) Others might disapprove of Meg.
(c) Chick has some resentment toward Meg.
(d) Chick has remembered her birthday.

3. Lenny appears to be jealous about:
(a) Doc's interest in Meg.
(b) Doc's attention to Chick.
(c) Doc's new wife.
(d) Doc's new baby.

4. Babe explodes at Chick, which indicates:
(a) She is angry that her sisters have ganged up on her.
(b) She is in an emotionally vulnerable state.
(c) She is in desperate need of confiding in someone.
(d) She should not have been released from prison.

5. Meg's remark, "We're getting so old," offends Lenny because:
(a) Meg knows it is Lenny's birthday.
(b) Lenny feels ugly compared to Meg.
(c) Doc does not see Meg as old.
(d) Meg says it right after she sees Lenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chick is upset at Lenny because:

2. Though Meg seems entirely self-interested, her actions reveal:

3. Chick's physical appearance suggests:

4. Meg believes Lenny is shy with men because:

5. Meg takes a coke from the fridge to calm Lennie, but first she drinks from it herself, indicating:

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