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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 does Kath meet Sloane?
(a) At church.
(b) At the shop.
(c) The pub.
(d) The library.

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

3. What is Kemp's position for his former boss?
(a) General handyman.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Bodyguard.

4. What does Kath bring to stop the settee from being stained?
(a) A cotton cloth.
(b) A pair of stockings.
(c) A piece of silk.
(d) A sponge.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kemp do during his first conversation with Sloane?

3. Where does Sloane ask if he meets Kemp before?

4. What compliment does Kath remark on with Sloane in Act One?

5. Who says they pay for Sloane's rent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuses does Sloane provide to Ed for his interactions with Kath?

2. What is revealed about the characters' motives in Act Two?

3. List an example (or two) of subtext in the play. What are the character's words and what is implied by them?

4. What clues lead Ed to suspect Sloane of taking the car out?

5. What does Ed offer Sloane in Act One? How does he describe the offer?

6. Who is Kemp? What is his relationship to Kath and Ed? How old is he?

7. Why does Sloane tell Kemp someone is at the door to see him in Act Two? What is Kemp's reply?

8. What does Kemp attempt to tell Ed about Sloane? What does he show him as proof?

9. How does Kath reveal that she is pregnant? How does she feel about the situation?

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

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