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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Jonathan deliberately try to make the bellboys upset?
(a) Yes, but he does not succeed.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, and he does succeed.
(d) It is unclear.

2. When Madame Rosepettle speaks to her son, how does he answer her?
(a) Hesitantly.
(b) Assertively.
(c) Kindly.
(d) Harshly.

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

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

5. This play is a reaction to what artistic concept?
(a) Renaissance.
(b) Minimalism.
(c) Dadaism.
(d) Classicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the men described as they try to figure out what to do with the object?

2. Where does Madame Rosepettle say she received the best treatment?

3. Who stands up for himself in the first act?

4. What does Madame Rosepettle say about the tip she gives the bellboys?

5. What disability does Jonathan struggle with?

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