A Delicate Balance: A Play Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A Delicate Balance: A Play Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Julia's husband?
(a) David
(b) Donald
(c) Douglas
(d) Dennis

2. Why does the character in #67 begin to pick fights?
(a) Over finances
(b) Over marital choices
(c) Over bad debts
(d) Over some perceived slights

3. From what room do Harry and Edna emerge?
(a) Bedroom
(b) Dining room
(c) Kitchen
(d) Den

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

5. How old is Tobias?
(a) 20 ish
(b) Late 50s
(c) Early 60s
(d) 30 something

6. The people in the room are _____________ to see Harry and Edna with their coats on.
(a) puzzled
(b) angry
(c) sad
(d) happy

7. Why can Agnes not go mad?
(a) She can't stand psychiatrists.
(b) She's afraid of what would happen to Tobias.
(c) She simply doesn't have time.
(d) She couldn't stay in a hospital.

8. Thomas had _______________ kill the cat.
(a) his uncle
(b) a neighbor kid
(c) his brother
(d) the vet

9. Who is Agnes's sister?
(a) Clarissa
(b) Callie
(c) Claire
(d) Camille

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

11. Overall, Tobias feels ____________ about Claire's life.
(a) Joy
(b) Agitation
(c) Anger
(d) Sadness

12. Who is questioning Agnes as Act 2, Scene 1 opens?
(a) Doug
(b) Tobias
(c) Julia
(d) Edna

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

14. Tobias is tired of Julia showing up at the house with __________________.
(a) no money
(b) all her kids
(c) her dirty laundry
(d) another failed marriage

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia tell Tobias she used to think of him as?

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

3. Why do Harry and Edna emerge?

4. Where are Harry and Edna going?

5. What does Julia consider Tobias to be now?

(see the answer keys)

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