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

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

3. What is Tobias's response to what Agnes says about "when it will begin"?
(a) He gets it after thinking about it for a few minutes.
(b) He refuses to validate it.
(c) He grasps what she means instantly.
(d) He doesn't understand what she means.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tobias give Julia?

2. Who is the main female character?

3. What is Agnes pondering as Act 1 begins?

4. How can most of the characters in the house be characterized?

5. Overall, Tobias feels ____________ about Claire's life.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tobias offer to do for Julia in spite of her snide comments toward him?

2. What does Agnes cite as the beginning of her marriage to Tobias?

3. What announcements does Edna make regarding the bedroom?

4. Who is the voice of calm and reason in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

6. What is Thomas reminded of when asked to speak to Julia and her husband?

7. What is the setting for Act 3 and which characters are present as the scene opens?

8. What is so shocking about Julia's return to the group in the living room?

9. Julia arrives home but does not understand something she encounters. What is it?

10. Why is Agnes so leery of Julia's arrival?

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