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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Madame Rosepettle give the men as a tip?
(a) Cash.
(b) A blank check.
(c) Stamps and coins.
(d) Her plants.

4. Why doesn't Madame Rosepettle want any sunlight to enter the room?
(a) She doesn't wany anyone to see her.
(b) She is in mourning.
(c) She is sensitive to sunlight.
(d) Jonathan has just had surgery.

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

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

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

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

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

10. By the end of Scene 1, is Madame Rosepettle depicted as self-centered?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) Yes, but Kopit did not intend for readers to see her this way.
(c) Yes, it is clear that Kopit intended her to be depicted this way.
(d) No.

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

12. On the surface, how is Madame Rosepettle defined?
(a) Soft and warm.
(b) Ugly and demanding.
(c) Clean and smooth.
(d) Beautiful and extravagant.

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

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

15. How many men are moving the object?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the play take place?

2. Which phrase best describes Jonathan in terms of his relationship with his mother?

3. What happens to the object after something is broken off of it?

4. Who refuses to be satisfied with the men in her room?

5. In what country does the play take place?

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