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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair did Irene have in Harry's memory?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

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

3. What does Weber say he furnishes the "little people" with?
(a) The power of fear.
(b) The envy of profiting.
(c) The threat of war.
(d) An illusion of power.

4. What did Harry do during the act with the mind reader?
(a) Played the piano.
(b) Held the question cards.
(c) Got clues from the audience.
(d) Sang the songs as the audience asked questions.

5. What does Harry call his act with the Russian mind reader?
(a) The greatest act of his career.
(b) The worst act of his career.
(c) The most embarrassing act of his career.
(d) The most forgettable act of his career.

6. What does Harry have the band play as the soldiers walk into the bar?
(a) The Italian March.
(b) The Fascist Anthem.
(c) The Fascist March.
(d) The Italian War Theme.

7. How did Harry work his way through college?
(a) Washing windows.
(b) Selling encyclopedias.
(c) Selling text books.
(d) Working on cars.

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

9. What spirit does Irene say her father had?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) American.
(d) Irish.

10. What does Irene remark to Harry about Quillery's arrest?
(a) It is an unfortunate failure.
(b) It is a painful necessity.
(c) It could have been avoided.
(d) It was unnecessary.

11. What does Harry ask the audience to forgive the band for?
(a) The extra long songs they will be playing.
(b) The shortness of their songs.
(c) Their appearance.
(d) Their performance.

12. How does Irene respond to Harry's assertion that the two did share a night together years earlier?
(a) She ignores it.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She is insulted.

13. What name does Harry call Irene that she objects to?
(a) Mrs. Russian.
(b) Mrs. Vodka.
(c) Mrs. Cherry.
(d) Mrs. Weber.

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

15. What eventually happens to Quillery for his disruption at the hotel?
(a) He is reasoned with by Don.
(b) He is warned by the owner.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He is silenced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry initially tell Irene about himself.

2. Weber's former wife left him because his income came from what?

3. What does Irene notice about Harry as they talk?

4. Who rescues Irene in her story?

5. What does Weber "compliment" Irene for being?

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