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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Irene tell about her relatives as she is entertaining other hotel guests at the end of the first scene in Act 2?
(a) Their war experiences.
(b) Family secrets.
(c) Stories.
(d) The reason she left them.

2. What nationality is the hotel's owner, Pittaluga?
(a) Spanish.
(b) American.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Italian.

3. What does Harry offer the hotel guests as entertainment?
(a) A public debate with Quillery.
(b) A card game.
(c) A karaoke contest.
(d) The blonds' act.

4. What kind of research does Dr. Waldersee do?
(a) Alzheimer's.
(b) Sports medicine.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Cancer.

5. What label does the captain give the state of the world to Weber at the bar?
(a) Pandemonium.
(b) Unrest.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Bedlam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, where is the train heading before it stops at the hotel?

2. Who does Quillery get his information from about the war in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What is Irene excited about seeing, if an air raid occurs?

4. Where is the captain getting his information from at the start of the second scene in Act 2?

5. As Don and Irene discover at the end of Act 1, how many countries can be seen from the main window of the hotel?

(see the answer key)

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