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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is Birdie concerned about health-wise?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Horace.
(c) Herself.
(d) Ben.

2. After their business dinner, how much time does the family have to come up with the money for their business deal?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

3. Who announces to the family that the dinner guests are about to enter the parlor?
(a) Cal.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Ben.
(d) Leo.

4. In which geographic region does the Giddens family live?
(a) The Atlantic Coast.
(b) The North.
(c) The South.
(d) The West.

5. Who does the slapping in Act 1?
(a) Ben.
(b) Leo.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Cal.

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

7. Who takes Mr. Marshall back to his train?
(a) Ben and Horace.
(b) Oscar and Ben.
(c) Ben and Leo.
(d) Leo and Alexandra.

8. How does the family communicate with Horace regarding the business matter?
(a) By writing.
(b) By going to visit.
(c) By Alexandra.
(d) By phoning.

9. What does Birdie say she wants to do with her money?
(a) Travel and hunt.
(b) Restore an old plantation.
(c) Buy a pecan farm.
(d) Ride horses in Savannah.

10. According to Ben, who is not very adaptable?
(a) The southern aristocrat.
(b) Opportunists.
(c) Monopoloists.
(d) The British royalty.

11. Who instructs Alexandra to go pick up her father?
(a) Cal.
(b) Addie.
(c) Reggie.
(d) Birdie.

12. As Mr. Marshall says his goodbyes, who commits to coming to his home town for a visit?
(a) Regina.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Ben.
(d) Leo.

13. Who challenges Mr. Marshall's choice of term that he used in reference to the family?
(a) Ben.
(b) Leo.
(c) Regina.
(d) Horace.

14. Which character officially fits the title used by Mr. Marshall to describe the family?
(a) Birdie.
(b) Regina.
(c) Horace.
(d) Leo.

15. What does Mr. Marshall say about life in the geographic region he is visiting?
(a) The dry air of the west is nothing like their hospitality.
(b) He can't think of anything healthier than salty air.
(c) Southerners live better than the rest of the country.
(d) Northern wives, with the way they kiss, keep their husbands warm at night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is disgusted by the idea of the unlikely marriage?

3. What is Alexandra told is the best cure for her father?

4. Who gets slapped in Act 1?

5. Who tells Alexandra about the unlikely marriage conversation?

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