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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Charlie say Mother will react to Da's legacy?
(a) She will be thrilled.
(b) She will want to go shopping right away.
(c) She will demand that it goes into savings.
(d) She will be angry that he got so little.

2. What happens when Charlie tries to crush the sculpture?
(a) It falls to the floor.
(b) He cries.
(c) It breaks apart.
(d) He cuts himself.

3. What does Da do before he turns lucid again?
(a) Sings an Irish song.
(b) Cries.
(c) Swears in French.
(d) Strips off all his clothes.

4. Young Charlie says that Da may not have had money but he had ______________.
(a) friends.
(b) love.
(c) faith.
(d) principles.

5. Who is sitting in the living room when Charlie gets home?
(a) Da.
(b) Mary.
(c) Young Charlie.
(d) Mother.

6. In a memory, Mother is late for dinner and _____________.
(a) angry.
(b) sad.
(c) confused.
(d) happy.

7. Who follows Young Charlie downstairs?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Mother.
(c) His dog.
(d) Da.

8. Charlie complains that Da gave and gave but would not ______________.
(a) even accept a gift.
(b) love him emotionally.
(c) give to Mother.
(d) accept repayment.

9. What was the only thing Young Charlie could give Da for Christmas one year?
(a) Six razor blades.
(b) A handmade card.
(c) An ashtray.
(d) A tie.

10. What is Charlie doing in the present?
(a) Working on papers.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Sleeping.

11. What does Da say about his papers?
(a) Most of them were useless.
(b) They are priceless.
(c) They should have been saved for his grandchildren.
(d) They will come in handy one day.

12. What memento does Mrs. Prynne give Charlie?
(a) A Faberge egg.
(b) A clump of fused sunglasses.
(c) A nautical paperweight.
(d) A tiki head.

13. What did Charlie do with most of Da's papers?
(a) Threw them away.
(b) Shredded them.
(c) Burned them.
(d) Filed them.

14. Charlie says that Da was always ______________.
(a) cheap.
(b) funny.
(c) loving.
(d) loyal.

15. How old is Drumm when he appears in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) In his fifties.
(b) In his eighties.
(c) In his sixties.
(d) In his seventies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Da rifle through?

2. Why has Young Charlie run short of money to buy Da a better gift?

3. As a result of her father's death, Mrs. Prynne is _____________________.

4. How does Charlie retaliate for Young Charlie's accusations?

5. What does Drumm give Charlie that had belonged to Da?

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