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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom is Sunny interrupted?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Adolph.
(c) John.
(d) Joe.

2. What does Sunny describe as a bunch of Jewish people trying to be Episcopalians?
(a) The people living on her street.
(b) Ballyhoo.
(c) The Synagogue.
(d) Actors in movies.

3. Why does Boo accuse Adolph of playing favorites?
(a) Sunny is prettier than Lala.
(b) He never cared for Lala's father, Boo's husband DeWald.
(c) He does not like Boo, so he does not like Lala.
(d) It is obvious that Adolph likes Lala more than Sunny.

4. What does Boo tell Adolph he should have remembered?
(a) To buy meat for her to cook.
(b) To tell her when guests are coming, so she can make enough food.
(c) Their cook has been home sick all week and called her so she can be ready. .
(d) Their oven is not working, so dinner will be cold.

5. Who is Sunny?
(a) Reba's neice who lives down the street.
(b) Adolph's daughter who is visiting from New York City.
(c) Boo's other daughter and Lala's sister.
(d) Reba's daughter who attends Wellesley College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boo respond to Lala by saying she should be doing something more constructive, like calling Sylvan?

2. What does Lala say when Boo asks her why she wants to go down to the theater?

3. Why did he have to drop out of college?

4. What does Reba do when Lala says she is holding out hopes for another boy named Ferdy Nachman?

5. What does Lala complain that instead of fighting about Christmas trees, they should all be doing?

(see the answer key)

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