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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses to be satisfied with the men in her room?
(a) Rosalie.
(b) Jonathan's cat.
(c) Madame Rosepettle.
(d) Madame Rosepettle's piranha.

2. Which character is best described as wealthy, bossy, and eccentric?
(a) Madame Rosepettle.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) The first bellboy.

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

4. What quality does Madame Rosepettle admit to not being?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Funny.
(d) Trustworthy.

5. Who stands up for himself in the first act?
(a) The third bellboy.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Albert Rosepettle.
(d) Commodore Roseabove.

6. How are the men described as they try to figure out what to do with the object?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Nonchalant.
(c) Tickled.
(d) Carefree.

7. How does Jonathan treat the bellboys?
(a) Harshly.
(b) He does not interact with them at all.
(c) As if they are invisible.
(d) Kindly.

8. In Scene 1, dialogue and characters seem to be ________________.
(a) Meaningless.
(b) Extremely significant.
(c) Normal.
(d) Predictable.

9. On what does Jonathan draw Xs in Scene 1?
(a) The bedspread.
(b) His hand.
(c) Paper.
(d) His mother's handkerchief.

10. Who does the author suggest will become Madame Rosepettle's next lover?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Commodore Roseabove.
(c) Albert.
(d) One of the bellboys.

11. What is Madame Rosepettle eager to teach her son about?
(a) Her ways of earning money.
(b) Not to care about people in the service industry.
(c) Diverse cultures.
(d) Their family.

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

13. Where does the play take place?
(a) Havana.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Miami.
(d) Paris.

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

15. What does Madame Rosepettle ask the bellboys about in the harbor?
(a) A yacht.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A castle.
(d) A seal.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Madame Rosepettle seem to make others feel?

2. What does Madame Rosepettle's piranha eat?

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

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

5. What object are the men moving into the hotel room?

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