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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what does Rocky comment, regarding Parritt?
(a) How smart he is.
(b) How stupid he is.
(c) How delusional he is.
(d) How sad he is.

2. What does Chuck say about his and Cora's dreams of marriage?
(a) They are reality.
(b) Marriage is heaven.
(c) They are dreams.
(d) They have come true.

3. How is Willie when he returns?
(a) Excited and anxious.
(b) Sad and lonely.
(c) Timid and shy.
(d) Nervous and upset.

4. Where has Hickey gone?
(a) To see his wife.
(b) Home.
(c) To prison.
(d) To make a phone call.

5. What does Hickey say when he comes in?
(a) He is glad to be there.
(b) He worries about his friends.
(c) He does not need to prove anything.
(d) He is sorry his plan backfired.

6. Why does Harry tell Cora to stop playing?
(a) She does not even know the tune.
(b) The song is upsetting him.
(c) She is playing too loudly.
(d) He does not like the song she is playing.

7. Why does Harry say Hickey killed Evelyn?
(a) He wants a new wife.
(b) He is crazy.
(c) She is cruel to him.
(d) She was fooling around with the iceman.

8. What does Hickey say about Harry's fear?
(a) It will never completely go away.
(b) It will linger.
(c) It is understandable.
(d) It can and will fade.

9. What do Margie and Pearl call themselves, as they enter the bar?
(a) Tarts.
(b) Courtesans.
(c) Whores.
(d) Ladies of the night.

10. How does Rocky greet Margie and Pearl?
(a) Sadly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Happily.

11. Who follows Harry into the bar?
(a) Jimmy and Hickey.
(b) Pearl and Margie.
(c) Joe and Rocky.
(d) Cora and Chuck.

12. What peace does Larry say Hickey brought?
(a) Peace of faith.
(b) Peace of love.
(c) Peace of honesty.
(d) Peace of death.

13. Where do Margie and Pearl go for the day?
(a) The mall.
(b) A museum.
(c) An amusement park.
(d) Home.

14. What does Hickey tell Harry it is time to do?
(a) Go home.
(b) Get a drink.
(c) Change his life.
(d) Take a nap.

15. How do the others respond when Hickey proposes a second toast to living without pipe dreams?
(a) They all drink to the toast.
(b) No one drinks to this toast.
(c) They all dump their drinks in the sink.
(d) They all carefully sip their glasses of champagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many candles are on the cake, for each year of his life?

2. What happens when the candles are lit, champagne is poured, and Cora starts to play?

3. What does Hugo ask Parritt to do, one last time?

4. What does Harry say he will show Hickey?

5. Why does Harry angrily tell them all to quit?

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