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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. What town is the setting for the play?
(a) Indianapolis.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Fargo.

2. What outrages Dan?
(a) The sexual pass made at Cindy.
(b) The way the criminals expect dinner.
(c) The way Ralphie is shoved into a chair and tied.
(d) The fact that he has always taken on defense cases for criminals and is being treated like this.

3. What name causes Bard to feel terror?
(a) Gerry Jones.
(b) Glenn Griffin.
(c) Pete Rogers.
(d) John Jakeres.

4. When Dan makes a threat about getting a gun and using it, what is Griffin's response?
(a) He shoots Dan.
(b) He tells Dan he understands his concern.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He tells the other men to put a gag on Dan.

5. What happens while Cindy is keeping the attention of the criminals?
(a) Dan slips poison into the men's coffee.
(b) Chuck sneaks in the basement door.
(c) Ralphie slips down the side stairwell.
(d) Eleanor calls the police on the upstairs extension.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the criminals tell Eleanor and Cindy to do?

2. Who tries to attack Robish?

3. Who is Helen Laski?

4. How long does Griffin say he plans to stay at the house?

5. What does Ralphie want to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Griffin do after Ralphie runs away? How does Dan respond?

2. What does Griffin tell Eleanor?

3. How does Dan feel and what does he say about Cindy?

4. Why is Miss Swift upset about the Hilliard's house and what does Dan do about it?

5. What does Dan tell Ralphie and what does Ralphie and Griffin do after Eleanor and Chuck have left the house?

6. What does Carson tell Bard about Hank?

7. What does Ralphie do while everyone's attention is on Cindy?

8. What does Dan convince the police to do?

9. What does Griffin tell Helen when she calls?

10. What does Dan do when he arrives back at his house?

(see the answer keys)

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