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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. Why will Eddie be doing this?
(a) He has broken the law.
(b) It is the quickest legal way to earn the money.
(c) He trusts the loan shark.
(d) He needs to borrow more money.

2. To what has Grandma Kurnitz reluctantly agreed?
(a) To let the boys go.
(b) Keep the boys.
(c) Allow Eddie to stay.
(d) Make dinner for the family.

3. According to Grandma, what do nothing but create unrealistic dreams?
(a) Movies and movie magazines.
(b) Bachelor degrees.
(c) Boyfriends.
(d) Songs.

4. What does Bella do all the time?
(a) Dream.
(b) Cook.
(c) Talk.
(d) Sleep.

5. Why does Bella stealthily enter the apartment?
(a) She is practicing being light on her feet.
(b) So as not to rouse Grandma.
(c) She is robbing the people living in the apartment.
(d) She does not want to wake the boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the doctor diagnose Eddie with this?

2. What does Bella enjoy doing?

3. How does the scene open?

4. How do the boys react when their father tells them that they will be spending the next 10 months with their Grandmother?

5. What is the setting of the play?

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