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

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

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

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

5. Who arrives at Agnes and Tobias's house unexpectedly?
(a) James and Betsy
(b) Julia
(c) Sylvia
(d) Edna and Harry

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Tobias not joke with Agnes about regarding her sanity?

2. According to Julia, Doug is opposed to _______________.

3. What does Agnes vow to get from Julia?

4. What is the setting for Act 1?

5. Who does Tobias attempt to defend all the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the outlook for Tobias's mental state?

2. How does Claire respond to Tobias asking her about Alcoholics Anonymous?

3. What is Julia looking for from Tobias?

4. What temporarily buoys the spirits of the people in the living room?

5. How do Tobias and Agnes deal with Julia's fit of hysterics?

6. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 2 and which characters are present as the scene opens?

7. What gesture does Tobias offer to make for Julia regarding her marriage?

8. What does Julia want her father to do?

9. What shocking news does Harry share with Tobias in private?

10. What is the topic that supersedes Agnes's obsession with madness?

(see the answer keys)

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