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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two reasons Amanda suggests would stop gentlemen callers from coming to see Laura that night?
(a) Tornado or Flood
(b) Ball Game or Gentlemen's Party
(c) Family Visiting or Illness
(d) Accident or Fire

2. When Laura offers to clear the table what activities does Amanda suggest she go do?
(a) Study her typewriter chart, or practice her shorthand
(b) Go for a brisk walk
(c) Brush her hair and straighten her dress
(d) Apply makeup and perfume

3. When Tom stands up from the table Amanda tells him he is not excused. What does he tell her he is going to go get?
(a) The Dessert
(b) A Cigarette
(c) The Phone
(d) A Clean Plate

4. In her story how many gentlemen callers does Amanda tell her children she received in one night?
(a) Seventeen
(b) Twelve
(c) Eight
(d) Twenty-two

5. What did the typing instructor say when Amanda asked about Laura's progress?
(a) She has never heard of such a student
(b) Laura switched classes.
(c) Laura has started teaching the class
(d) That Laura dropped out after a few days

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amanda sending Laura out to the store to buy?

2. What did it say in the Personal Section of the yearbook about Jim and Emily Meisenback?

3. Why does Amanda want Laura to stay fresh and pretty?

4. Tom explains that the last they heard from their father he sent them a postcard from somewhere near the Pacific coast of Mexico with no return address. What was written on the postcard?

5. How does the conversation end between Amanda and Ida Scott regarding the magazine subscription?

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