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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. During the argument Lenny reveals:
(a) It is her birthday.
(b) Doc had visited earlier.
(c) Chick does not want Meg around.
(d) Granddaddy is angry with Meg.

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

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

7. Chick implies that Meg is the reason:
(a) Granddaddy is sick.
(b) Babe has suffered negative publicity.
(c) Doc now walks with a limp.
(d) Lenny is alone on her birthday.

8. Meg believes Lenny is shy with men because:
(a) She is ashamed of her shrunken ovary.
(b) She was never allowed to speak to them.
(c) She doesn't trust them since their Daddy left.
(d) She has had her heart broken.

9. Granddaddy's attitude about Meg's singing career shows:
(a) He is supportive but naive about show business.
(b) He wants her to succeed, but won't use his connections to help her.
(c) He disapproves of her choice of careers.
(d) He believes she will fail.

10. Meg explains their mother's suicide by telling Babe:
(a) Their mother was temporarily insane.
(b) Their mother had a real bad day.
(c) They are all better off now.
(d) Their father was responsible for her death.

11. 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.

12. Chick appears to be mainly concerned about:
(a) Her own standing in the town.
(b) Her desire to be a member of the Ladies' League.
(c) Lenny's feelings.
(d) Babe's welfare.

13. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:
(a) She is untouched by the situation and doesn't remember much about it.
(b) She is the only responsible one in the family.
(c) She is unsympathetic and self-interested.
(d) She is afraid they will forget what happened,.

14. What secret does Babe reveal about Lenny to Meg?
(a) Lenny tried to hang herself like their mother did.
(b) Lenny had never been on a date.
(c) Lenny has taken up gardening as an escape.
(d) Lenny dated a man she met through an ad in the paper.

15. When Babe begins telling her story, she refuses Meg's offer of candy, which suggests:
(a) She wants to get the story over with as quickly as possible.
(b) She is angry with Meg for dragging the story out of her.
(c) She has given up entirely.
(d) She is prepared to tell the truth, and does not need to

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sisters discover it is Lenny's birthday they decide to:

2. Babe is oddly impressed by:

3. Meg arrives in town without knowing:

4. Through the dialog, it becomes apparent that Zackery Botrelle:

5. Lenny's solo celebration suggests:

(see the answer keys)

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