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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madame Rosepettle say makes her happy?
(a) Seeing her son succeed.
(b) Seeing her husband hanging from a hook.
(c) Watching her plants blossom.
(d) The beach.

2. What is the title of the person who stands up for himself to Madame Rosepettle?
(a) Captain.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Officer.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. In what country does the play take place?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Cuba.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

4. What literary technique does Kopit use in the final few lines of Scene 1?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Irony.

5. Who does Madame Rosepettle tell to make a note to have the bellboys fired?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Herself.
(c) Commodore Roseabove.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Madame Rosepettle decide not to leave her room as a girl?

2. What does Jonathan do in the place he has gone outside of his hotel room?

3. How does Madame Rosepettle react to this new person in the home?

4. Why did Madame Rosepettle agree to marry?

5. Which character in Scene 1 seems to be most insane?

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