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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. In what month does the play begin?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) October.

2. Who is mentioned by Delia that wrote a book about the eye and vision?
(a) August's ex-wife.
(b) Her husband.
(c) August.
(d) Her father.

3. Which character says, "Jesus, dear God, but it's bleak here."
(a) Dan.
(b) Kirsten.
(c) Delia.
(d) Chad.

4. How does Dan say is the only way to feel completely safe on the sidewalks of New York?
(a) With a weapon.
(b) In daylight.
(c) Completely drunk.
(d) Stoned.

5. How old is Dr. Jean Loggins?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the dig site located?

2. In Act 1, Dan says "A person isn't happy unless ________."

3. How old is the character Chad Jasker?

4. Who is left alone in the dark at the end of Act 1 Part 6?

5. Delia claims in Act 1 to have a terror of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the character Delia arrive from? Where have her travels taken her? What is her reaction to her new surroundings?

2. Describe the relationship between Jean and Chad. Why does he show her the model in Act 1?

3. What does the discovery of the God-king mean to August? Why?

4. Which character's father was a physiologist? Describe the father's office from the perspective of that character.

5. Who arrives drunk after fishing near the end of Act 1? What is the relationship of these two characters?

6. How does Jean feel about Chad's advances in Act 2? What does August say regarding Chad?

7. How does August feel about "aesthetics?" Why?

8. What does the rain represent in Act 2?

9. What is a God-king?

10. 'If you save a man from drowning, you're responsible for him the rest of his life.' Who quotes this proverb in the play? In regards to whom?

(see the answer keys)

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