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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. Why does Heidi initially choose not to share her struggle with the women's group in the church basement?
(a) Heidi does not like the women in the group.
(b) She does not feel like she is struggling.
(c) She embarrasses easily.
(d) Heidi believes that her struggle is personal.

2. What event does Heidi mention that provides insight into her former character?
(a) Heidi's birth.
(b) Heidi's first love affair.
(c) Heidi's first trip to Europe.
(d) Heidi's high school dance.

3. Which of the two characters are clerking for the same Supreme Court Judge in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Heidi and Peter.
(b) Becky and Fran.
(c) Susan and Scoop.
(d) Susan and Jill.

4. What does Heidi tell the young man who asks her to dance?
(a) That she would love to dance.
(b) That she cannot leave her friend.
(c) That she dislikes him.
(d) That she is too sick to dance.

5. What is the first thing that Scoop does to Heidi at this dance?
(a) Tells her she needs to lose weight.
(b) Deserts her at the party.
(c) Critiques her and tells her she has an inferiority complex.
(d) Tells her she needs to get a better job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Heidi attending when Act 1, Scene 5 opens?

2. What piece of advice does Heidi's friend give her at their high school dance?

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

4. Who does Heidi meet at the party in Act 1, Scene 2, that turns out to be a life-long friend?

5. In the Prologue to Act I, how does Heidi, in retrospect, view herself at the high school dance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Becky's story in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What has Susan decided to do in Act, Scene 3 and why?

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

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

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

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

7. When Fran invites Heidi to share, what does Heidi do?

8. How does Heidi react to Susan's instructions?

9. What is one of Scoop's most unusual personality characteristics?

10. What is the significance of "Ladies Choice" at the dance?

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