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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kath say she can't ask Dadda to do any work involving ladders?
(a) He is afraid of heights.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He has trouble with his eyes.
(d) He is in a wheelchair.

2. What does Kemp say he witnesses his son engaged in when he is 17?
(a) Sleeping with a girl.
(b) Stealing money.
(c) Taking drugs.
(d) Some kind of felony in the bedroom.

3. What compliment does Kath remark on with Sloane in Act One?
(a) He has a manly body.
(b) He has delicate skin.
(c) He has beautiful eyes.
(d) He has nice thick hair.

4. On what street is Sloane's old flat?
(a) Johnston Fuller.
(b) Hilary's Crescent.
(c) Burberry Flats.
(d) Windham Earl.

5. How long is Kemp not on speaking terms with his son?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Fifteen years.

6. Which character says, "Drinking I don't mind. Drugs I abhor. You'll get to know all my habits"?
(a) Sloane.
(b) Kemp.
(c) Ed.
(d) Kath.

7. Who comes tapping at the window in Act One?
(a) Ed.
(b) The shopkeeper.
(c) Kemp.
(d) Sloane.

8. What does Ed ask Sloane about first?
(a) The orphanage.
(b) The hostel.
(c) Sports.
(d) The library.

9. What does Kath bring out to show Sloane at the end of Act One?
(a) Her locket.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Photographs.

10. Where does Sloane ask if he meets Kemp before?
(a) A photography studio.
(b) A school.
(c) City hall.
(d) The pub at the end of the road.

11. What does Kath change into for the end of Act One?
(a) A see-through negligee.
(b) A dowdy nightgown.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A dress.

12. What topic does Ed seem rather interested in during his first conversation with Sloane?
(a) Music.
(b) Money.
(c) Books.
(d) Sports.

13. What does Sloane suggest Kemp do about the neighborhood situation?
(a) Arrange to meet with a lawyer.
(b) Speak with his father.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Contact someone with pull on the council.

14. What does Kath ask Sloane to do before bandaging him?
(a) Lie down on the floor.
(b) Take his trousers off.
(c) Take his shirt off.
(d) Bend over.

15. Where does Sloane invite Kath to go with him in Act One?
(a) To go to the seashore.
(b) To go to the corner pub.
(c) To go to London.
(d) To visit his parents' grave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed make mention of, which incidentally is also what Orton's lover overdoses on?

2. What is the setting at the opening of the play?

3. How old is Kath?

4. Where does Sloane say Kemp should be?

5. Which character says, "You must treat me gently when I'm in one of my moods"?

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