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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Barnette plans to win the case by arguing:
(a) Self-defense or guilty of manslaughter.
(b) Guilty by reason of insanity.
(c) Self-defense or not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.
(d) Murder in the first degree.

2. Meg and Lenny's relationship appears at first to be:
(a) Friendly.
(b) Distant and cold.
(c) Violent.
(d) Tentative.

3. Meg and Babe fantasize about the huge birthday cake they have ordered for Lenny, which reveals:
(a) They are completely irresponsible.
(b) They are unprepared for adult life.
(c) They have no idea how serious their predicaments are.
(d) They are still childlike and playful despite their disappointments.

4. Doc has apparently:
(a) Just gotten married.
(b) Just heard about Granddaddy's illness.
(c) Just returned to Hazlehurst.
(d) Just remembered Lenny's birthday.

5. The most pressing matter of the moment is:
(a) Taking Chick's children to the doctor.
(b) Getting Doc out of the house before Meg sees him.
(c) Visiting Granddaddy at the hospital.
(d) Picking up Babe from prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Meg claims she has not read Lenny's letters because:

2. Chick's tight extra-petite pantyhose suggest:

3. Chick tells Lennie that Lenny's gift to her daughter fell apart because:

4. Rather than admit she is gaining weight, Chick claims the pantyhose do not fit because:

5. Babe seems to blame their mother's death on:

(see the answer key)

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