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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is clear about Eddie?
(a) He is searching for his wife.
(b) He loves his job.
(c) He is working himself to exhaustion.
(d) He is leaving his children permanently.

2. Whose feelings were mutual?
(a) Eddie's feelings for Grandma Kurnitz.
(b) Louie's feelings for Grandma Kurnitz.
(c) The boys' feelings for Grandma Kurnitz.
(d) The boys' mother's feelings for Grandma Kurnitz.

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

4. Why must Eddie keep working, even after hearing the doctor's diagnosis?
(a) He does not feel as bad as the doctor makes his diagnosis sound.
(b) He loves to work.
(c) He needs to pay back the loan shark.
(d) He enjoys his job.

5. What does Grandma Kurnitz see no point in doing?
(a) Calling Eddie.
(b) Endorsing her daughter's dreams.
(c) Sending the boys to school.
(d) Getting out of bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the scene open?

2. According to Grandma, what do nothing but create unrealistic dreams?

3. How must Bella feel about movies?

4. Of what is the voice-over?

5. How have Eddie and the boys been left?

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