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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the reader think Madame Rosepettle's next relationship will be like?
(a) Loving.
(b) Trusting.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Secretive.

2. What is special about the person Madame Rosepettle plans to meet at the end of Scene 1?
(a) He is the oldest man alive.
(b) He is a famous actor.
(c) He has twenty children.
(d) He is the wealthiest person in the area.

3. What word can describe the object the men are moving into the hotel room at the beginning of the play?
(a) Extravagant.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Decorative.
(d) Antique.

4. Who berates the men in the hotel room?
(a) Madame Rosepettle's parrot.
(b) Madame Rosepettle.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Rosalie.

5. How can the type of theater Kopit tries to depict be characterized?
(a) Logical.
(b) Practical.
(c) Realist.
(d) Absurd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Madame Rosepettle's piranha eat?

2. What is the title of the person who stands up for himself to Madame Rosepettle?

3. According to Scene 1, why is Madame Rosepettle in mourning?

4. What is Madame Rosepettle eager to teach her son about?

5. Which word describes the hotel where Scene 1 takes place?

(see the answer key)

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