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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. Who is the main character of DA?
(a) Schuyler.
(b) Drumm.
(c) Derek.
(d) Charlie.

2. Charlie says that he's more afraid of _____________ than he is of the devil.
(a) his birth mother taking him away.
(b) getting married.
(c) flunking school.
(d) going to college

3. Where does Drumm suggest that Da and Mother send Young Charlie?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) College.
(c) England.
(d) America.

4. What had the doctor said when Young Charlie was born?
(a) He was healthy as a horse.
(b) He had the biggest head he ever saw on a baby.
(c) He wouldn't amount to much.
(d) He almost died.

5. What had Drumm given Da a couple of weeks before Da died?
(a) Money.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Watch.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlie comments that Young Charlie never _________________.

2. Why doesn't Young Charlie make a very good impression with Drumm?

3. Who appears with Charlie at the beginning of Act 1, Part 3?

4. Which of the following did Da not do while courting Mother?

5. What does Mary do when Young Charlie puts his hand on her knee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Da and Mother say goodbye to Young Charlie.

2. Who is Mrs. Prynne and why has she come to see Da in Act 2, Part 2?

3. Describe Young Charlie's romantic overtures toward Mary.

4. Why does Charlie become angry at Da for not taking the money he had sent him?

5. What does Charlie learn about how his parents came to be married?

6. How does Mary change in Charlie's eyes?

7. How does Act 2, Part 3 begin?

8. What is the main theme of the play and how is it exhibited for Charlie?

9. How does Mother take control of Charlie's letter writing?

10. From whose point of view are the memory scenes told?

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