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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. Who is Achilles Weber?
(a) Irene's husband.
(b) Irene's companion.
(c) Irene's assistant.
(d) Irene's boss.

2. 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.

3. What does Irene do to change the mood of the hotel guests in the first scene of Act 2?
(a) She begins yelling.
(b) She begins telling jokes.
(c) She starts crying.
(d) She enters the room.

4. Where are Mr. and Mrs. Cherry from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Britain.
(c) France.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Quillery, who will pay for Weber's profession?

3. Which of the following best describes Hotel Monte Gabriele's location?

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

5. What is it about the place of an air strike that interests Irene, as she describes it to Weber?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is interesting about the exchange between Irene and the captain towards the end of the play?

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

3. How does Harry respond to Irene as they talk alone and he listens to her, and why does he not share very much information about himself?

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

5. What is Pittaluga, the owner of Hotel Monte Gabriele, attempting to portray with his general outlook and behavior?

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

7. What effect does the appearance of Italian soldiers have on the hotel, and what do the soldiers do to surprise them?

8. What does Weber tell Irene about the planes and how is it significant?

9. Who are the heroes of Irene's story and how does it relate to the play?

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

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