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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Billy call Cybel at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Mother.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Lover.
(d) Wife.

2. What does Dion tell the servant he has come to conclude?
(a) A proposal.
(b) A marriage.
(c) A bargain.
(d) A friendship.

3. Who does Billy say his work has been done in the name of?
(a) God.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Mr. Brown.
(d) Mr. Anthony.

4. Which character in Act 4, Scene 1 says "Got him!"?
(a) Captain.
(b) Cybel.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Billy.

5. What does Billy say is empty?
(a) God's love.
(b) God's kingdom.
(c) His soul.
(d) His mind.

6. What does the man say Billy's plan is too much like?
(a) A waiting room.
(b) A shopping center.
(c) A church.
(d) A tomb.

7. Which character dies in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Cybel.
(c) Dion.
(d) Billy.

8. What does the Older Draftsman say is the real word for artistic temperament?
(a) Manic depression.
(b) Crippled mind.
(c) Swelled head.
(d) Inflated ego.

9. What kind of state does the author say Dion is in?
(a) Frolicsome.
(b) Wild.
(c) Drunken.
(d) Delectable.

10. What is the only light Billy has in the room?
(a) A gas lamp.
(b) A reading lamp.
(c) An oil lamp.
(d) A candle.

11. What does Billy say life is like on the far ecstatic star?
(a) A marriage.
(b) A ghost's shadow.
(c) A fresh sea breeze.
(d) A dancing flame.

12. What does Dion say he has been celebrating?
(a) His son's christening.
(b) The design of a cathedral.
(c) His wedding anniversary.
(d) His engagement to Cybel.

13. What does Billy say Dion no longer needs?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Women.

14. What does Cybel tell Billy to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Run.
(c) Hide.
(d) Die.

15. Where does Act 2, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Mr. Brown's library.
(b) Margaret's kitchen.
(c) Dion's studion.
(d) The boys' school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margaret call Billy?

2. Who does Cybel say Billy must be?

3. What does Brown say is burning his insides out?

4. What does Billy say he is safely in?

5. What does Billy tear into four pieces?

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