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

2. Where is Quillery originally from?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) Italy.

3. How does Pittaluga act around the guests and employees?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Over-confident.
(d) Depressed.

4. Who are above war, according to the Cherrys?
(a) Italians.
(b) British people.
(c) Russians.
(d) Americans.

5. How does Irene respond to the notion of an air raid while talking to Weber?
(a) She is clearly confused.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is gleeful.
(d) She is distressed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As they reveal to Harry, how many days before visiting the hotel were the Cherrys married?

3. What takes Weber away at the end of Act 2, Scene1?

4. Which country are the blond girls in Harry's act from?

5. Where were the Cherrys married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harry doing when the others join Weber and Irene in Act 2, Scene 2, and how does it illustrate his character?

2. What is interesting about how Weber explains his role in the success of his business?

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

4. What does Irene tell Harry about her fate at the hotel and why does she believe it to be true?

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

6. What does Quillery do to provoke the attention of the Italian soldiers?

7. What is it about Irene that Harry reveals as the reason he recognizes her, and why is this important?

8. What is the first impression of Harry Van to the other hotel guests?

9. What is Irene telling Harry about in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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