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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What disability does Jonathan struggle with?
(a) A limp.
(b) A stutter.
(c) A paralyzed hand.
(d) A lisp.

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

4. Who follows Madame Rosepettle around the room?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Albert Rosepettle.
(c) The bellboys.
(d) Jonathan.

5. What type of room do the men enter as they are coming into the hotel room?
(a) Bathroom.
(b) Kitchenette.
(c) Closet.
(d) Bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a name Madame Rosepettle calls her son?

2. On what does Jonathan draw Xs in Scene 1?

3. What is the reaction from the men to the object in the hotel room?

4. Who scolds the men in the hotel room?

5. What word can describe the object the men are moving into the hotel room at the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of Scene 1.

2. What does Madame Rosepettle want to teach Jonathan about how to treat other people?

3. Are the characters of Rosalie and Madame Rosepettle similar in any way? How?

4. How does Madame Rosepettle react to Rosalie being in Jonathan's room?

5. Why does Jonathan offer to make a telescope for Rosalie? Does this desire make sense?

6. The commodore's chair seems to move on its own in Scene 3. How do you explain this?

7. How does the author present Jonathan's character in Scene 1?

8. Why did Madame Rosepettle decide to marry Albert Rosepettle?

9. How is Jonathan's loneliness described in Scene 2?

10. At what point does Jonathan's father's body come out of the closet? Is this at an appropriate time, in terms of symbolism?

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