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

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?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. What nationality are Irene's relatives, as she explains in the end of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Russian and American.
(b) French and American.
(c) Russian and English.
(d) French and English.

4. What is the top priority for Quillery as the Italian officers rush out of the hotel?
(a) Crossing the border.
(b) Avoiding arrest.
(c) Stopping the war.
(d) Outrunning them.

5. Where does the beautiful model, Irene, say she is from?
(a) America.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irene tell about her relatives as she is entertaining other hotel guests at the end of the first scene in Act 2?

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

3. Where are Mr. and Mrs. Cherry from?

4. Why are the Cherrys upset over the war?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Weber's betrayal of Irene signify in terms of their arrangement and his intent?

3. What is Irene doing to entertain the Cherrys and what does it say about her character?

4. What was different about Irene when Harry first met her? What was similar about her?

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

6. What do the Cherrys reveal to Harry as he joins them in the beginning of Act 2, and what are they concerned about?

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

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

9. Who is Dr. Waldersee, and what brings him to the hotel in Act 1?

10. What is Irene's reaction to Weber's explanation of his business, and why is it surprising?

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