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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. What is one thing that Heidi does at the high school dance that might be considered unusual, considering where she was?
(a) She tries to start The Wave.
(b) She sits down to read.
(c) She dances by herself.
(d) She sings karoake.

2. Scoop is an editor for which newspaper?
(a) Liberated Earth News.
(b) Brotherhood United.
(c) Women United.
(d) Los Angeles Times.

3. When Peter complains in Act 1, Scene 4, that he doesn't see Heidi often, what reason does she give?
(a) She has a new boyfriend.
(b) She is working on her dissertation.
(c) She is taking care of her parents.
(d) She is involved in women's issues.

4. What reason does Scoop give Heidi for not marrying her?
(a) Heidi is too passive.
(b) He loves Lisa.
(c) Lisa is good for him.
(d) He and Heidi would be competing for self-fulfillment.

5. What does Heidi decide to do with the advice her friends gives her at the high school dance?
(a) Heidi fights with her friend.
(b) Heidi makes a scene.
(c) Heidi decides to try it out.
(d) Heidi ignores the advice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What demand does Peter make of Heidi in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What does Heidi invite Peter and his friend to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. Where is Lisa from?

4. Why does Susan make the decision that she chooses to announce in the church basement?

5. What does Heidi's friend do during the "Ladies' Choice?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Heidi discloses information about herself when mentioning her high school dance. What is that piece of information?

2. Describe Susan's reason for being at the high school dance in 1965.

3. What is Heidi and her friend Debbie protesting in 1974?

4. What is the background of Lisa, Scoop's new wife?

5. Why is Heidi resentful of Peter?

6. What does Lisa do to save face at her wedding reception?

7. Describe the subject Heidi discusses in her class in 1989.

8. What news does Peter share with Heidi after she pushes him to find a girlfriend? Why is he frustrated?

9. Why do you think Heidi decides to leave with Scoop at the end of the evening in Act 1, Scene 2?

10. How does Heidi approach the group at the women's consciousness rap group in the church basement?

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