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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Alexandra ask for when she arrives back home?
(a) Addie.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Leo.
(d) Regina.

2. To whom does the safe deposit box belong?
(a) Horace.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Leo.
(d) Ben.

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

4. Who arrive at Regina's house very early in the morning?
(a) Ben and Oscar.
(b) Birdie and Oscar.
(c) Horace and Zan.
(d) Oscar and Leo.

5. Who works as a teller at the local bank?
(a) Leo.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Birdie.
(d) Ben.

6. Who is with Regina as she has breakfast at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Horace and Zan.
(c) Her brothers and nephew.
(d) Addie and Cal.

7. How often is the safe deposit box checked by its owner?
(a) Once a year.
(b) About twice a month.
(c) About every six months.
(d) Once a week.

8. What is the brilliant idea that is derived after learning the contents of the safe deposit box?
(a) To steal the bonds outright.
(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 borrow the bonds, then pay them back.

9. Why does Horace believe the family's business decision is wrong?
(a) They will make money off the labor of men who will not be paid a fair wage.
(b) They know nothing about industrialization.
(c) They know nothing about management.
(d) They know nothing about cotton.

10. Why does Horace leave the room after telling the family he will not invest in their business?
(a) To go for a walk.
(b) To eat dinner.
(c) To shower.
(d) To lie down.

11. Who ignores Alexandra's plea to stop stressing her father?
(a) Regina.
(b) Leo.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Ben.

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

13. Horace learns that the family promised Mr. Marshall what kind of wages for the facility they plan to build?
(a) Fair.
(b) Fair with lots of possiblities to grow within the company.
(c) Low.
(d) High.

14. Why do Horace and Alexandra choose to stay overnight in another town, delaying their arrival back home?
(a) It's been while since Horace and Alexandra had any time to themselves.
(b) Horace was not feeling well.
(c) Horace likes blues music.
(d) Horace wanted to see the sights.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, when do Regina's true feelings come out?

2. What is the condition of Horace's health?

3. What does Regina wonder aloud in front of her guests might have contributed to Horace's poor health?

4. Who tells Regina in Act 2 that the funding problem is settled?

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

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