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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. What is Irene excited about seeing, if an air raid occurs?
(a) The ground shake.
(b) A snow explosion.
(c) A lot of people running.
(d) A bright light.

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

3. As Don and Irene discover at the end of Act 1, how many countries can be seen from the main window of the hotel?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

4. As Weber explains to Irene, what is vulnerable now that the planes have left?
(a) The train station.
(b) The airfield.
(c) The Swiss Alps.
(d) The Italian Alps.

5. What does Irene order when she goes to the bar in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Iced water.
(b) Club soda.
(c) Vodka, straight up.
(d) Martini, shaken, not stirred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Irene indicate a desire to be, in the first scene of Act 2?

2. What does Quillery believe is stronger than guns or bombs?

3. How does Irene respond to the notion of an air raid while talking to Weber?

4. How do the Cherrys describe war in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Weber's role in Act 2, Scene 3, and what does it signify?

2. What does the captain tell Harry about Irene's situation and how does it affect the way Harry might look at it?

3. Where is Harry coming from, where is he traveling to when his train is stopped, and why?

4. What causes Irene to tell Harry the truth and what does she finally reveal to him?

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

6. In response to Dr. Waldersee's assessment of his opinions, what does Quillery say about the doctor's research and where he will end up?

7. What was significant about Harry and the woman who reminds him of Irene's original meeting?

8. How do the Italian soldiers respond to Quillery in Act 2, Scene 2, and what does it represent? What is Harry's role in the altercation and what is surprising about the way Quillery chooses to respond to him?

9. Who is Weber and what does Quillery inform Harry of in reference to his profession?

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

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