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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 does Dion say are blind in spirit?
(a) The meek.
(b) The mediocre.
(c) The poor.
(d) The rich.

2. What is Brown embarrassed by?
(a) Margaret's flirting.
(b) Margaret's lazy attitude.
(c) Margaret's tears.
(d) Margaret's loyalty to Dion.

3. What is Billy Dion unafraid to appear in?
(a) Women's clothes.
(b) Army uniform.
(c) His pajamas.
(d) His dressing gown.

4. What animal does Dion say is in the moon?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A bull.
(d) A leopard.

5. What does Dion say he does not want to become before breakfast?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A father.
(c) A businessman.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dion say it is not in him to be?

2. Where does Margaret say she has applied for a position?

3. Who does Dion call an ancient humorist?

4. Which character enters Billy's office in Scene 2?

5. How does the author refer to Dion's eldest child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Anthony not want Dion to attend college?

2. How does Cybel's mask hide who she is in reality?

3. What does Billy confide to Dion's mask?

4. In what way does the Anthony family contrast to the Brown family?

5. Summarize Act 4, Scene 1.

6. How does Mrs. Anthony change her husband's mind about sending Dion to college?

7. Summarize Act 1, Scene 3.

8. Why does Dion think Billy needs him?

9. How have Margaret and Dion's appearances changed seven years later?

10. Describe Cybel.

(see the answer keys)

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