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

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

3. What does Agnes vow to get from Julia?
(a) Loan payments
(b) Borrowed clothes
(c) Full story of her marriage problems
(d) Grandchildren

4. What about Harry and Edna baffles Julia in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Their home
(b) Their sudden arrival
(c) Their car
(d) Their clothing

5. What is the location of the play?
(a) Desert
(b) Mountains
(c) City
(d) Suburbs

6. What surprise information do Harry and Edna share with the people in the room?
(a) They are divorcing.
(b) They will return within a couple hours.
(c) They are going to the hospital.
(d) They are moving to Europe.

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

8. Who overhears what Agnes has been saying about Claire?
(a) Claire
(b) Julia
(c) Jane
(d) Sylvia

9. Harry and Edna give no real reason for _______________________.
(a) their choice of charities
(b) their childlessness
(c) their sudden appearance at the house
(d) their alternative lifestyle

10. Why does Agnes leave the room?
(a) Fix her makeup
(b) Check on dinner
(c) Make a phone call
(d) Answer the door

11. To whom has Agnes given away the item in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Tobias
(b) Julia
(c) Sylvia
(d) Harry and Edna

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

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

14. Who enters the room and joins in the current conversation?
(a) Edna
(b) Harry
(c) Agnes
(d) Doug

15. What simile does Tobias use to describe Julia's failed marriage?
(a) deflated balloon
(b) flopped souffle
(c) rag doll
(d) whipped pup

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acts are in this play?

2. Who does not understand Agnes's actions in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What has Agnes given away in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Claire say is the only thing Tobias has in common with his best friend?

5. Where do Edna and Harry spend the night?

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