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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Weber inform Irene the planes are headed?
(a) Paris.
(b) Russia.
(c) Britain.
(d) Germany.

2. Why is Dr. Waldersee distressed when he first enters the hotel?
(a) Because he is afraid of cold weather.
(b) Because he has been denied access to Switzerland.
(c) Because he has been denied access to Italy.
(d) Because he has lost his medical equipment.

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

4. What fascinates the men in the hotel about Irene's demeanor?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) Her self-assurance.
(c) Her arrogance.
(d) Her vulnerability.

5. What does Quillery believe is stronger than guns or bombs?
(a) Idealism.
(b) People-power.
(c) The government.
(d) Protests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Cherrys talking about when Act 2 opens?

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

3. Where is Hotel Monte Gabriele located?

4. What has led to the decrease in tourism, affecting the hotel's business?

5. What type of planes are Irene and Weber talking about in the first scene of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a possible motivation for Irene's reaction to Weber's business practices?

2. Why is Don disgruntled with his position at the hotel?

3. In the larger theme of the play, what do the Cherrys represent?

4. How does Irene respond to Harry's notion that the two had met before and what does it mean?

5. Where does Harry remember Irene from during their conversation?

6. What does Quillery relay to the hotel guests about the Italian military, and what is his frame of mind?

7. What is interesting about Irene and Weber's relationship as they talk in the second scene of Act 2?

8. What does Dr. Waldersee think of Quillery's views on the war?

9. How is the Hotel Monte Gabriele described in the beginning of the play?

10. What does the captain announce at the end of Act 1, and how does Harry respond?

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