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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reason is given to Alexandra for going to get her father?
(a) For a short vacation.
(b) He must return home to get back to work.
(c) Someone needs to pay the bills at home.
(d) Returning home is for his own good.

3. Who is disgusted by the idea of the unlikely marriage?
(a) Regina.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Ben.
(d) Addie.

4. Who halts Birdie's errand request?
(a) Horace.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Cal.
(d) Ben.

5. Which of her husband's hobbies does Birdie complain is useless?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Playing poker.
(c) Riding horses.
(d) Painting.

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

7. What does Birdie detest about her husband's hobby?
(a) He kills animals then throws them away.
(b) He never wins, and loses much of their money.
(c) The smell of paints.
(d) The smell of cigar smoke.

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

9. Who are the heirs to the family's wealth?
(a) Ben and Oscar.
(b) Alexandra and Leo.
(c) Addie and Cal.
(d) Regina and Birdie.

10. Who thinks Horace is not interested in the business deal?
(a) Leo.
(b) Regina's brothers.
(c) Addie.
(d) Birdie.

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

12. Who does Birdie want to run an errand for her?
(a) One of the kitchen boys.
(b) One of the farm hands.
(c) Addie.
(d) Cal.

13. Which of Regina's brothers isn't married?
(a) Ben.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Horace.
(d) Leo.

14. Who suggests the unlikely marriage?
(a) Leo.
(b) Horace.
(c) Ben.
(d) Oscar.

15. Who says a man isn't in business only for what he can get out of it --it has to mean something to his heart, too?
(a) Mr. Marshall.
(b) Ben.
(c) Leo.
(d) Birdie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character officially fits the title used by Mr. Marshall to describe the family?

2. Who instructs Alexandra to go pick up her father?

3. What drink does the butler bring into the parlor in Act 1?

4. What does Mr. Marshall say about life in the geographic region he is visiting?

5. Who tells Alexandra about the unlikely marriage conversation?

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