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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about the person Madame Rosepettle plans to meet at the end of Scene 1?
(a) He is the oldest man alive.
(b) He is a famous actor.
(c) He has twenty children.
(d) He is the wealthiest person in the area.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How many lines does Jonathan have in Scene 1?
(a) He only has one long monologue.
(b) Ninety-nine.
(c) None.
(d) Very few.

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

10. Why does Jonathan draw Xs in Scene 1?
(a) He likes to doodle.
(b) He didn't understand his mother.
(c) He is making a map.
(d) He is being rebellious.

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

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

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

14. Which character in Scene 1 seems to be most insane?
(a) Madame Rosepettle.
(b) Rosalie.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) The hotel owner.

15. What is the reaction from the men to the object in the hotel room?
(a) They are horrified.
(b) They scream and run away.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They do not react.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of the person who stands up for himself to Madame Rosepettle?

4. Who does the author suggest will become Madame Rosepettle's next lover?

5. What does the additional man arrive with in the hotel room?

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