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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does he believe Sunny will not be going?
(a) To Ballyhoo.
(b) Home for the holidays.
(c) To the Shakespeare festival.
(d) Back to college.

2. What does Boo ask him?
(a) If he is a practicing Jew.
(b) Whether he will be going home for Christmas.
(c) What is his favorite meal.
(d) Where his family is from.

3. What does Lala complain that instead of fighting about Christmas trees, they should all be doing?
(a) Decorating the tree together.
(b) Getting ready for Christmas dinner.
(c) Preparing a meal for the first day of Chanuka.
(d) 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.

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

5. What does Lala eagerly observe about Joe?
(a) He will be coming back later in the week.
(b) He is very attractive.
(c) He will be around for Ballyhoo.
(d) He seems interested in her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Reba say that Lala came home from Michigan?

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

4. What does Boo suggest that Lala should have on her mind?

5. What does she tell him about her family?

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