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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) Guilty by reason of insanity.
(b) Self-defense or not guilty by reason of temporary insanity.
(c) Self-defense or guilty of manslaughter.
(d) Murder in the first degree.

2. Meg claims she has not read Lenny's letters because:
(a) She needs time to pursue her career.
(b) She is no longer interested in the family.
(c) She has moved so many times she no longer receives them.
(d) She gets pains in her chest when she thinks of family.

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

4. Babe seems to blame their mother's death on:
(a) Their father's abandonment.
(b) Society's judgement of women.
(c) The pressures of being a single mother.
(d) The cat's misbehavior.

5. Rather than admit she is gaining weight, Chick claims the pantyhose do not fit because:
(a) Lenny has shrunken them.
(b) Lenny has purchased the wrong size.
(c) The company is skimping on nylon material.
(d) Stress has caused her to become bloated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chick is upset at Lenny because:

2. Lenny's birthday gift turns out to be a box of candy, which suggests:

3. Meg's remark, "We're getting so old," offends Lenny because:

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

5. When Babe begins telling her story, she refuses Meg's offer of candy, which suggests:

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