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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. Which of Dion's children smooths back his hair?
(a) The fourth son.
(b) The second son.
(c) The eldest.
(d) The youngest.

2. What does Cybel say Dion will never do?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Fall in love.
(c) Grow up.
(d) Divorce Margaret.

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

4. What does Margaret want Dion to start doing again?
(a) Acting.
(b) Writing.
(c) Painting.
(d) Directing.

5. What kind of sheep does Dion say he is?
(a) Pregnant and scared.
(b) Old and diseased.
(c) Neutered and angry.
(d) Bald and nude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house are the children playing at?

2. What does Billy compare his singing voice to?

3. What does Margaret claim Dion always tells people?

4. What does Margaret compare Dion to?

5. What does Margaret say Billy is getting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billy show he is still smitten with Margaret?

2. How does Margaret surprise the two draftsmen?

3. Why is Dion angry at Billy?

4. How does Billy react to Margaret's turning him down?

5. What does Dion tell his sons before he leaves them?

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

7. Summarize Act 1, Scene 2.

8. Why are Margaret and Dion struggling to live?

9. What does Billy realize when the man asks Dion to draw the plans instead of Billy?

10. What does the Brown family talk about?

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