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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Horace tell the family he is not interested?
(a) Because he's divorcing Regina.
(b) He doesn't want to do business with a bunch of liars.
(c) Because he thinks they're all crazy.
(d) Because he and Regina have enough money.

2. What secret does Horace reveal he has discovered in Act 3?
(a) Regina took the ring from his safe deposit box.
(b) Regina stole the money from the mattress.
(c) All the answers are correct.
(d) Leo took the bonds from his safe deposit box.

3. What surprises and pleases Mr. Marshall about the family's hometown?
(a) They live in the the same town and raised their families there.
(b) It still practices slave labor so wages will be cheaper there.
(c) It's population is booming.
(d) It's proximity to the ocean.

4. Who thinks Horace is holding out for more than a third of the deal?
(a) Leo.
(b) Regina.
(c) Birdie.
(d) Ben.

5. What does Alexandra say in Act 1 that irritates her mother?
(a) She won't bring her father home if he's too ill to travel.
(b) She never wants to see her father again.
(c) She'll go, but won't come back.
(d) She won't go.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ben say his family is successful?

2. Who is concerned about Horace's health in Act 2?

3. What does Alexandra overhear her mother tell her father in Act 2?

4. How is it explained to Ben that the family came up with Horace's share of the money?

5. Who particularly likes the idea of the unlikely marriage?

(see the answer key)

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