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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company bonds are in the safe deposit box?
(a) General Electric.
(b) Bell Telephone.
(c) Greyhound.
(d) Union Pacific.

2. What is the family lacking at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Horace's share of the investment.
(b) Reliable transportation.
(c) Clever ideas.
(d) Time to get to the meeting.

3. Who attempts to stop the argument in Act 2?
(a) Addie.
(b) Zan.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Ben.

4. Who follows Horace to argue when he leaves the room after telling the family he will not invest in their business?
(a) Regina.
(b) Zan.
(c) Birdie.
(d) Addie.

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

6. Who greets Horace and Alexandra when they arrive home?
(a) The entire family.
(b) Regina.
(c) Addie.
(d) Cal.

7. What is the brilliant idea that is derived after learning the contents of the safe deposit box?
(a) To borrow the bonds, then pay them back.
(b) To stage a fire at the bank and say the bonds were consumed.
(c) To take half the bonds and fill the rest of the envelopes with blank papers.
(d) To steal the bonds outright.

8. Why is the family arguing at the end of Act 2?`
(a) The brothers have cut Regina out of the business deal.
(b) They all want to be the ones who travel to close the deal.
(c) They don't trust each other with all that money.
(d) Regina knows the truth and lets her brothers know this.

9. Why does Horace return from his rest to the family visit in Act 2?
(a) To enjoy the dispute between his wife and her brothers.
(b) Because he left the remote control in that room.
(c) To let them know he changed his mind.
(d) To talk with Zan.

10. Armed with the knowledge of the safe deposit box, who gets a brilliant idea?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Leo.
(c) Ben.
(d) Regina.

11. In Act 2, when do Regina's true feelings come out?
(a) When she realizes she's not going to travel.
(b) When Horace tells her no and when her brothers cut her from the deal.
(c) When she sees that Horace is tired and ailing.
(d) When Zan begs her not to fight any more.

12. How much time will the family have to pay back Horace's share of the money?
(a) About five months.
(b) About a week.
(c) About a year.
(d) About 11 months.

13. How does the family intend to honor their employee-related promises to Mr. Marshall?
(a) They have no intentions of honoring their promises.
(b) By playing the employees against each other.
(c) By lying to them.
(d) By tight micro-managment.

14. What musical instrument is -- at least in part -- in the safe deposit box?
(a) Flute.
(b) Ukelele.
(c) Violin.
(d) Tamborine.

15. Despite the fact that Horace is tired, who pushes him to talk about the pending business deal?
(a) Ben.
(b) Regina.
(c) Addie.
(d) Oscar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Horace suspect will be in charge of the local employees of the potential business?

2. In which town do Horace and Alexandra stay over, causing their delay in getting home?

3. Who arrive at Regina's house very early in the morning?

4. Who is with Regina as she has breakfast at the beginning of Act 2?

5. What piece of jewelry is in the safe deposit box?

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