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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Tobias, Agnes will be the ________________ to plunge into any depths of madness.
(a) last
(b) first
(c) craziest
(d) sanest

3. When does Agnes plan to speak to Julia?
(a) At the theater.
(b) Over cocktails.
(c) When they are alone.
(d) When Julia goes home.

4. Tobias could not force the cat to _________________.
(a) eat
(b) use the litter box
(c) love him
(d) stay indoors

5. What are Agnes and Tobias drinking?
(a) Cognac and framboise
(b) Cognac and brandy
(c) Cognac and anisette
(d) Cognac and amaretto

6. Agnes feels that going mad would be very _______________.
(a) appropriate
(b) scary
(c) liberating
(d) idealistic

7. What is Claire's affliction?
(a) She is overweight.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is an alcoholic.
(d) She is dyslexic.

8. Why do Agnes's actions upset Julia?
(a) She wanted to keep the photos.
(b) She knew she was coming home.
(c) She was not asked first.
(d) She needs the money herself.

9. Where do Edna and Harry spend the night?
(a) The guest cottage
(b) A neighbor's house
(c) A Holiday Inn
(d) Julia's room

10. Who begins to pick little fights?
(a) Agnes
(b) Julia
(c) Tobias
(d) Edna

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

12. Tobias tells Julia that Agnes and Tobias are ____________________.
(a) her adoptive parents
(b) moving to Europe
(c) getting a divorce
(d) real people

13. Tobias asks Claire why she does not go back to _______________________.
(a) Her own home
(b) Church
(c) Alcoholics Anonymous
(d) Italy

14. Who is the main male character?
(a) Tobias
(b) Timothy
(c) Terence
(d) Thomas

15. What does Agnes worry about more than she worries about going mad?
(a) Her daughter, Claire
(b) Her sister, Claire
(c) Her sister-in-law, Claire
(d) Her best friend, Claire

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Agnes ask Tobias to speak to Julia and her husband?

2. Who perplexes Julia in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. The people in the room are _____________ to see Harry and Edna with their coats on.

4. Thomas had _______________ kill the cat.

5. According to Agnes, if you can entertain the idea of going mad, ________________________________.

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