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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Arty and Jay?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) Enemies.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Brothers.

2. What makes Bella seem like a child?
(a) Her naïveté.
(b) She has a high-pitched voice.
(c) She loves dolls.
(d) She wears clothing similar to that of little girls.

3. What is the war to Eddie?
(a) Nothing new.
(b) Good news.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Bad news.

4. Why does Grandma Kurnitz reluctantly agree to Eddie's request?
(a) She wants to help out her son.
(b) Bella threatens to leave the house and the store.
(c) She loves her grandsons.
(d) The boys have nowhere else to go.

5. Of what is the voice-over?
(a) An announcement about refreshments offered during intermission.
(b) Grandma arguing with Bella.
(c) Eddie's letter to Arty and Jay
(d) Arty and Jay's letter to their father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Grandma Kurnitz especially see no point in doing this?

2. Why must Eddie keep working, even after hearing the doctor's diagnosis?

3. What does Bella tell the boys that Grandma has hidden?

4. Where do Grandma and her daughter, Bella, work?

5. What has Bella always wanted?

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