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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry say the girl that reminded him of Irene had?
(a) A good attitude and mystery.
(b) A horrible attitude and mystery.
(c) A horrible voice and mystery.
(d) A good voice and mystery.

2. What country's silence surprises the captain?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

3. What does Irene say about her name to Harry?
(a) It is common in Russia.
(b) It is uncommon in America.
(c) It is uncommon in Russia.
(d) It is common in America.

4. Where are Irene and Weber at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The balcony.
(b) The hotel lobby.
(c) The bar.
(d) The dance floor.

5. What kind of lights does the hotel feature?
(a) Colored.
(b) Rotating.
(c) Clear.
(d) White.

6. What is the captain a little concerned about as he is talking with Weber?
(a) Irene's stories.
(b) Irene's passport.
(c) The hotel's business.
(d) The weather.

7. How is Harry listening to Irene's stories in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) While laughing as she talks.
(b) With a lack of interest.
(c) With fascination.
(d) With a lack of concentration.

8. What does Weber "compliment" Irene for being?
(a) A charming spy.
(b) A brilliant thief.
(c) A charming smuggler.
(d) A brilliant liar.

9. What is every government doing, according to the captain in his conversation with Weber?
(a) Closing their borders.
(b) Imposing curfews.
(c) Imposing censorship.
(d) Ordering martial law.

10. What composer does Irene tell Harry used to play for her when she was younger?
(a) Stravinsky.
(b) Catoire.
(c) Chaliapin.
(d) Rachmaninov.

11. What kind of a dancer does Irene label Harry?
(a) A clumsy one.
(b) An excellent one.
(c) An average one.
(d) A bad one.

12. What does one of the soldiers arm himself with as he approaches Quillery?
(a) A chair.
(b) A stick.
(c) A champagne bottle.
(d) A club.

13. What does Irene tell Weber she is not bound by?
(a) The truth.
(b) Money.
(c) Lies.
(d) Her actions.

14. Where is the captain getting his information from at the start of the second scene in Act 2?
(a) Weber.
(b) A messenger.
(c) The radio.
(d) The newspaper.

15. Who does Quillery get his information from about the war in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A mechanic.
(b) The captain.
(c) The train attendant.
(d) Weber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to intervene on Quillery's behalf, but is rejected by Quillery himself?

2. Where does Harry think he remembers Irene from?

3. What is Harry carrying as he gets ready to begin his set in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Harry ask the audience to forgive the band for?

5. Who does Harry ask to dance as Act 2, Scene 2 ends?

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