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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Chinese proverb say that Jean quotes?
(a) You never step into the same river twice.
(b) A person is blessed once, but his troubles never come alone.
(c) If you save a man from drowning, you're responsible for him the rest of his life.
(d) A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring.

2. What is Delia's last name?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Eriksen.
(c) Howe.
(d) Johnson.

3. What does Delia claim was the model for Camus' The Plague?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) Oran.

4. Which character says, "I wouldn't be a man. Not and carry all the dumbfounding load they've saddled themselves with?"
(a) Kirsten.
(b) Delia.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Jean.

5. Who arrives drunk at the door in the middle of the night in Act 1 Part 6?
(a) Chad.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) August.
(d) Dan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters the darkness with a flashlight in the end of Act 1 Part 2?

2. From where does Delia ship a trunk to August and Cynthia?

3. Who tells Delia that the book is a success and "she was a failure?"

4. Which character says, "The natives get restless at night. The dogs raid the hen houses?"

5. How long is Jean taking off work?

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