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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lenny begins the play by:
(a) Picking her sister up from prison.
(b) Playing her saxophone.
(c) Celebrating her birthday alone.
(d) Remembering the anniversary of her mother's death.

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

3. Billy Boy's death might signal:
(a) Granddaddy's death.
(b) A change for Lenny.
(c) A bad omen for the Magraths.
(d) The death of hope.

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

5. Chick's attitude toward Meg reveals:
(a) She is secretly happy to have Meg back.
(b) She is jealous of Meg's lifestyle.
(c) Their relationship will be mended over the course of the play.
(d) Their relationship is strained and confrontational.

Short Answer Questions

1. Barnette plans to win the case by arguing:

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

3. Lenny believes Babe shot Zackery because:

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

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

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