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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. At first, what does Louie tell the boys?
(a) The gun is not his.
(b) He is going to find Eddie.
(c) He is moving in with them.
(d) He is married.

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

3. What has Eddie taken?
(a) His sons to live with him.
(b) Grandma Kurnitz's secret stash of money.
(c) A job.
(d) Money from a bank.

4. What exists between Grandma Kurnitz and Bella?
(a) A promise.
(b) A chasm.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Love.

5. How does the scene open?
(a) Two boys, Arty and Jay, sit uncomfortably on the couch waiting for their Father, Eddie, to emerge from Grandma's bedroom.
(b) Arty and Jay are eating candy in the store.
(c) Eddie is saying goodbye to his sons.
(d) Grandma Kurnitz is arguing with Bella.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the boys feeling about their new environment?

2. What has Eddie been forced to do?

3. Why is Bella able to understand this?

4. What does Bella enjoy doing?

5. From what had Eddie's wife suffered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louis share with the boys?

2. Why is the boys' fear short-lived?

3. Describe the boys' exit.

4. What does the letter mention about Eddie's health?

5. How are the boys doing at their Grandma's house?

6. How does the play end?

7. How does the family react to Bella's news?

8. How is the opening of this scene different than the other scenes?

9. How does Bella react to their responses?

10. How does this scene begin?

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