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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Madame Rosepettle say she received the best treatment?
(a) New York City.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Paris.
(d) Her own home.

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

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

6. Who does Madame Rosepettle plan to meet at the end of Scene 1?
(a) Her ex-husband.
(b) Commodore Roseabove.
(c) Rosalie.
(d) Jonathan's father.

7. What does Madame Rosepettle say about the tip she gives the bellboys?
(a) It is very valuable.
(b) It is all she has.
(c) They earned it with their hard work.
(d) They don't deserve it.

8. What breaks off of the object being moved by the men?
(a) A nameplate.
(b) Buttons.
(c) Handles.
(d) A statuette.

9. What does Jonathan's relationship with his mother seem to be like?
(a) Passive-aggressive.
(b) Caring.
(c) Mutually loving.
(d) Kind and cordial.

10. Which of the following is not a name Madame Rosepettle calls her son?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Albert.
(c) Davis.
(d) Edward.

11. What object are the men moving into the hotel room?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A trunk.
(d) A television.

12. What does the person Madame Rosepettle plans to meet at the end of Scene 1 own?
(a) A limo.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A boat.
(d) A mansion.

13. In what year is this play written?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1914.
(c) 2009.
(d) 1960.

14. What happens to the group of bellboys as more things are moved into the hotel room?
(a) It shrinks.
(b) It moves further away from Madame Rosepettle.
(c) It grows.
(d) It lifts off the ground.

15. Who scolds the men in the hotel room?
(a) Madame Rosepettle.
(b) Commodore Roseabove.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Their boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disability does Jonathan struggle with?

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

3. What does Madame Rosepettle's piranha eat?

4. How many lines does Jonathan have in Scene 1?

5. What type of room do the men enter as they are coming into the hotel room?

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