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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they reveal to Harry, how many days before visiting the hotel were the Cherrys married?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Why are the Cherrys upset over the war?
(a) It will interrupt their skiing.
(b) It will endanger their lives.
(c) They will be asked to fight.
(d) They will see people die.

3. What did Don leave to work at the hotel?
(a) A marriage.
(b) A girlfriend.
(c) A less paying job.
(d) A secure job.

4. Where does Irene indicate a desire to be, in the first scene of Act 2?
(a) Russia.
(b) Paris.
(c) America.
(d) Britain.

5. How are the wait staff dressed at the hotel?
(a) Formally.
(b) In white uniforms.
(c) In sports jackets.
(d) Casually.

6. What does the captain speculate at the end of the first act?
(a) Germany has surrendered.
(b) Italy is at war with France.
(c) The roads will be opening soon.
(d) America has joined the war effort.

7. What is the reaction of the girls when Harry informs them they will be staying at Hotel Monte Gabriele?
(a) They are sad.
(b) They are happy.
(c) They are upset.
(d) They are indifferent.

8. 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) The reason she left them.
(b) Family secrets.
(c) Their war experiences.
(d) Stories.

9. How do the Cherrys describe war in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Noble.
(d) Evil.

10. Who does Quillery say will benefit from the war?
(a) The people.
(b) America.
(c) Industrialists.
(d) Italy.

11. What causes the train to stop as the play opens?
(a) Suspicion of war.
(b) The inclimate weather.
(c) Maintenance issues.
(d) Suspicion of spies on board the train.

12. According to Quillery, who will pay for Weber's profession?
(a) The rich.
(b) The poor working man.
(c) The politicians.
(d) The government.

13. What is Quillery denied, causing him to return to the hotel in the first part of Act 2?
(a) Passage across the border.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) A rental car.
(d) A plane ticket.

14. When does the play, Idiot's Delight, take place?
(a) In the late 1940s.
(b) In the late 1950s.
(c) In the late 1920s.
(d) In the late 1930s.

15. In the Cherrys' opinion, what does the rest of the world lack, in comparison to their own country?
(a) Strength.
(b) World influence.
(c) A competent military.
(d) Intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Prior to stopping at the hotel, where were the girls with Harry sleeping?

2. What does Harry offer the hotel guests as entertainment?

3. Where were the Cherrys married?

4. What style best describes Hotel Monte Gabriele?

5. When did the planes that Irene questions Weber about take off?

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