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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Quillery think about Dr. Waldersee's research?
(a) It is extremely valuable.
(b) It is worthless.
(c) It is fabricated.
(d) It is impossible.

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

4. What takes Weber away at the end of Act 2, Scene1?
(a) A former friend.
(b) Harry asks to speak with him.
(c) Business.
(d) He leaves in fear.

5. What is the top priority for Quillery as the Italian officers rush out of the hotel?
(a) Outrunning them.
(b) Crossing the border.
(c) Avoiding arrest.
(d) Stopping the war.

6. What nationality is Dr. Waldersee?
(a) French.
(b) American.
(c) Russian.
(d) German.

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

8. What does Dr. Waldersee label Quillery's war theory?
(a) A scare tactic.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Irrational.

9. What does Quillery prefer over war?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Targeted air strikes.
(c) Martial law.
(d) Political reasoning.

10. How do the men view Irene's accent?
(a) Exotic.
(b) Hard to understand.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Primitive.

11. What does the character of Harry represent, as it relates to the war in general and his country?
(a) Power.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Anger.

12. In commenting on the guests, what does Quillery reveal the hotel building's original function was?
(a) A library.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A sanitarium.
(d) A sports center.

13. In Act 1, where is the train heading before it stops at the hotel?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Switzerland.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Sherwood uses the guests in the hotel to illustrate the various dispositions of countries at the time, what do the Cherrys represent?

3. Who will Dr. Waldersee be a pawn for, according to Quillery?

4. Who are above war, according to the Cherrys?

5. Where have the blond girls been performing before stopping at the hotel?

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