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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garcin says that they should all sit there...
(a) Singing.
(b) Telling each other their stories.
(c) Silently.
(d) Yelling for the Valet.

2. What did Inez do for a living?
(a) Cook.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Postal clerk.

3. What was Estelle's brother like?
(a) Rough and ill-mannered.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Terribly delicate.
(d) Rich and accomplished.

4. Who says that he/she is already "in order"?
(a) Garcin.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Inez.
(d) Valet.

5. Which character says that the three are all "damned souls"?
(a) Florence.
(b) Garcin.
(c) Inez.
(d) Estelle.

6. When they ask each other how they ended up in the room, who suggests they should be honest?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Garcin.
(c) Valet.
(d) Inez.

7. Where did Garcin live?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Sao Paolo.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Rio.

8. Who has a vision of his/her room being shut up?
(a) Inez.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Olga .
(d) Garcin.

9. Whose sofa does not match her dress?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Inez.
(c) Olga.
(d) Florence.

10. How many years was Estelle happily married?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

11. Who asks the Valet if they can turn out the lights?
(a) Olga.
(b) Inez.
(c) Garcin.
(d) Estelle.

12. When Inez refers to a cafeteria, "Where customers serve themselves," what is she talking about?
(a) That Estelle only knows fancy parties.
(b) That the valet is late with dinner.
(c) That they are each other's torturers.
(d) That she used to cook for her cousin and his wife.

13. According to one of the characters, how many official torturers does Hell have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) One for each dead person.

14. Whom does Garcin say always got on his nerves?
(a) Inez.
(b) Estelle.
(c) His mistress.
(d) His wife.

15. What is Estelle's friend's name?
(a) Florence.
(b) Anna.
(c) Olga.
(d) Inez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Garcin say his wife always wears?

2. Whom does Estelle expect in the room?

3. Which character says that the room is ugly?

4. Estelle's husband was...

5. Why are there no beds in the room?

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