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

2. When Meg confesses her reservations, Barnette:
(a) Concedes he is not the right lawyer for the case.
(b) States he believes Babe did not act alone.
(c) Reveals he has a personal vendetta against Zackery.
(d) Pleads with her to keep him on for the experience.

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

4. When Chick arrives with Babe, she is upset because:
(a) Babe has refused to talk to her lawyer.
(b) Meg has shown up uninvited.
(c) Babe has shot Zackery.
(d) Meg has asked her to leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While Babe muses about the birthday cake she has ordered for Lenny, Meg:

2. During the argument Lenny reveals:

3. Lenny begins the play by:

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

5. Granddaddy's attitude about Meg's singing career shows:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the fact that the play begins on Lennie's birthday?

2. Describe Meg's encounter with Doc.

3. What is significant about the last image on stage before the lights go down?

4. What kind of man does Doc Porter appear to be?

5. What seems to be happening to Babe at the end of Act II?

6. What is ironic about Chick's list of crimes the Magrath's are responsible for?

7. What reason does Meg give Doc for leaving him in Biloxi?

8. What makes Babe finally understand the gravity of her situation?

9. Why does Lenny continually bring up the past?

10. Chick's return visit forces what to happen?

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