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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reba do when Lala says she is holding out hopes for another boy named Ferdy Nachman?
(a) Reba warns her off him.
(b) Reba encourages her to hold out.
(c) Reba asks who this boy is.
(d) Boo warns her off him.

2. What does Lala complain that instead of fighting about Christmas trees, they should all be doing?
(a) Getting ready for Christmas dinner.
(b) Decorating the tree together.
(c) Celebrating because Clark Gable and other movie stars are in town for the world premiere of Gone with the Wind just a few blocks away.
(d) Preparing a meal for the first day of Chanuka.

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

4. What happened when Lala went to a Passover supper once?
(a) She enjoyed it very much.
(b) She did not know what to do.
(c) She met many nice people.
(d) She spilled wine all over the tablecloth.

5. How does Lala respond when Boo says that Lala has to take her place in society?
(a) Because they are not practicing Jews, they have a place with the Christians.
(b) Because they are Jews, they have their own place in society.
(c) They already have a place, because they live on a Protestant street.
(d) Because they're Jews, they have no place in society.

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 she tell him about her family?

3. About what does Lala complain as she is leaving?

4. Over what do Boo and Reba argue?

5. What does Joe realize?

(see the answer key)

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