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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Horace during the dinner with the special guest?
(a) In his room being stubborn.
(b) Working late.
(c) Stuck on a train, trying to get home in time for dinner.
(d) In the hospital for a heart condition.

2. Who originally owned the Lionnet?
(a) Regina's parents.
(b) Horace's parents.
(c) Birdie's parents.
(d) Oscar's grandmother.

3. What is Alexandra told is the best cure for her father?
(a) To let her father rest.
(b) To come home and be taken care of.
(c) The local doctor's new concoction.
(d) Pecans.

4. What drink does the butler bring into the parlor in Act 1?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) Champaign.
(c) Port.
(d) Rum.

5. What does Oscar like about Jekyll Island?
(a) It has great shooting.
(b) Getting away from his wife.
(c) The pecans there are huge.
(d) The scenery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Birdie say she wants to do with her money?

2. What does Alexandra say in Act 1 that irritates her mother?

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

4. After their business dinner, how much time does the family have to come up with the money for their business deal?

5. How does the Hubbard family acquire the Lionnet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Horace reveal to Regina about his will in Act 3?

2. What has Horace learned that the Hubbards have promised to Mr. Marshall?

3. Discuss Birdie's dislike for her husband's shooting hobby.

4. Why doesn't Birdie get what she wants from her house in Act 1?

5. Discuss the events just before and just after Horace goes into cardiac arrest in Act 3.

6. What is ironic about Regina's greeting of her husband when he arrives home in Act 2?

7. Describe Regina's reaction to Horace's refusal to participate in the deal.

8. Briefly describe Addie.

9. Discuss the talk Horace has with Addie when they are alone in the parlor in Act 3.

10. What is the argument between Regina and her brothers at the end of Act 2?

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