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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Billy Boy was:
(a) Lenny's horse.
(b) Lenny's son.
(c) Lenny's first love.
(d) Lenny's pen pal.

2. The nylon wrapper and hair ball Chick leaves on the floor suggests:
(a) She expects Lenny to clean up after her like a servant.
(b) She is trying to provoke a confrontation in Lenny.
(c) She has no hygiene habits.
(d) She does not care about her personal appearance.

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

4. 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) Lenny has purchased the wrong size.
(d) The company is skimping on nylon material.

5. Babe will not talk to Barnette Lloyd because:
(a) She is ashamed of herself for shooting Zackery.
(b) She wants to go to jail.
(c) She is protecting her teenage lover.
(d) She does not believe he can properly defend her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the girls argue about the lawyer, the mood becomes:

2. Meg and Lenny's relationship appears at first to be:

3. Chick's continual focus on the shame their mother's suicide brought on the family suggests:

4. Chick appears to be mainly concerned about:

5. Meg and Babe fantasize about the huge birthday cake they have ordered for Lenny, which reveals:

Short Essay Questions

1. Lenny, Meg, and Babe continually revisit stories from their past. What does this suggest about them?

2. Why is Lenny so angry at Meg?

3. How does Meg feel about talking about the past?

4. Why is Barnette willing to give up his vendetta?

5. How do Lenny and Babe feel at the start of Act III?

6. Who is Billy Boy and what does he represent?

7. Why did Meg force herself to look at the Diseases of the Skin book and March of Dimes poster as a child?

8. What do Meg and Babe's comments about Charlie reveal about the sisters.

9. What does Meg and Doc's first meeting in the kitchen suggest about their relationship?

10. Why does Meg bring up Lenny's boyfriend from Memphis?

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