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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tobias tell Julia she can no longer do?
(a) have an affair
(b) spend so much money
(c) have an affair
(d) show up at the house in a bad emotional state

2. How old is Agnes?
(a) Late 50s
(b) 20 ish
(c) 30 something
(d) Late 40s

3. Why are Harry and Edna going home?
(a) To get their mail
(b) To water the plants
(c) To check on the stove
(d) To get a few things

4. Harry and Edna are ____________________.
(a) shut up in the bedroom
(b) the life of any party
(c) leaving in a couple hours
(d) getting a divorce

5. Who does not understand Agnes's actions in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Sylvia
(b) Harry
(c) Tobias
(d) Julia

6. How many times have Harry and Edna emerged?
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 1
(d) 4

7. What does Tobias offer to do?
(a) Buy dinner
(b) Mow the lawn
(c) Speak to Doug
(d) Check airfares

8. Who perplexes Julia in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Patrice
(b) Sylvia
(c) Doug
(d) Harry and Edna

9. What does Claire say is the only thing Tobias has in common with his best friend?
(a) They both drive the same kind of car.
(b) They both have two daughters and two sons.
(c) They both had an affair with the same woman one summer.
(d) They are both excellent golfers.

10. Harry and Edna make a request for ______________.
(a) clean towels
(b) sandwiches
(c) more blankets
(d) DVDs

11. Tobias tells Julia that her parents are not _________________.
(a) a bottomless pit of money
(b) proud of her
(c) her whipping boys
(d) simply her parents

12. Who leaves the room during a conversation?
(a) Agnes
(b) Tobias
(c) Doug
(d) Julia

13. Claire apologizes to Agnes for bringing out such ____________ in Agnes.
(a) Spite
(b) Jealousy
(c) Envy
(d) Venom

14. Tobias recalls ______________ who stopped loving him.
(a) his mother
(b) his brother
(c) his first wife
(d) a cat

15. To what city does Tobias say he will move because it is sunny all the time?
(a) San Diego
(b) Los Angeles
(c) Tucson
(d) Orlando

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Edna and Harry spend the night?

2. Why does Agnes leave the room?

3. What is the format of A DELICATE BALANCE?

4. What are Harry and Edna wearing when they emerge from the bedroom?

5. What is the location of the play?

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