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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 Act 2, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Margaret's kitchen.
(b) Billy's office.
(c) Cybel's parlor.
(d) Dion's studio.

2. What does Dion say every sob tune is?
(a) A parable.
(b) A poem.
(c) A hymn.
(d) A symphony.

3. What does Dion ask is still at Billy's office?
(a) His father's chair.
(b) His mother's cutlery.
(c) His mother's paintings.
(d) His father's desk.

4. What has the doctor told Dion to stop?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Whoring.
(d) Drinking.

5. Where does scene two take place?
(a) Margaret's bedroom.
(b) Bitty's dining room.
(c) Billy's office.
(d) Dion's studio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Margaret say Dion was doing when she left?

3. What is Dion doing on the sofa in Cybel's parlor?

4. What did Mr. Anthony's mother used to believe it was time to do when there was a full moon?

5. Which of Dion's children smooths back his hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Act 4, Scene 1.

2. Summarize Act 3, Scene 3.

3. What excuse does Dion make for wearing Billy's clothes?

4. How does Dion react when Billy tells him Margaret is in love with him?

5. Summarize Act 2, Scene 2.

6. Why is Mr. Brown angry at his business partner, Mr. Anthony?

7. How does Billy persuade Dion to work for him?

8. How does Cybel deceive Billy in this scene?

9. How does Billy hide Dion's death from Margaret?

10. How does Margaret show her lack of pride in this scene?

(see the answer keys)

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