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

2. What does Kath send Kemp to get from upstairs in Act One?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Bandages.
(d) Dettol.

3. Which character says, "You're a teaser aint you"?
(a) Kath.
(b) Sloane.
(c) Ed.
(d) Kemp.

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

5. Whom does Kath say arranges her child's adoption?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kemp say he witnesses his son engaged in when he is 17?

2. How old is Kath?

3. How many cars does Ed own?

4. What does Kath ask Sloane to do before bandaging him?

5. In Act One, what does Kath say she buys the Dadda but he cannot stand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sloane's "threat" used to get what he wants? How do the characters respond to it?

2. What is Sloane's reasoning behind the death of Kemp?

3. At which point in Act Three does Sloane panic completely, given his circumstances?

4. Where does Kemp recognize Sloane from? Why is this important to the plot?

5. What act of violence does Sloane inflict upon Kath in Act Three? How does she respond?

6. How can Ed and Kath be compared to Richard Halliwell?

7. How does Kemp respond to Sloane's story of the happenings with Kemp's boss?

8. Why does Ed tell Kath that Kemp is going to be all right?

9. How is this play similar to Theatre of the Absurd?

10. Explain the story behind Kath's son.

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