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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. What is the temperature like in the room?
(a) Too cold.
(b) Mild.
(c) Warm, but bearable.
(d) Too hot.

2. How many mirrors are there in the room?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 0.

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

4. How many times was Garcin shot?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

5. What does Estelle say she cannot stand a man in?
(a) Shirtsleeves.
(b) Charge.
(c) Need.
(d) Short pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked Estelle to run away with him/her?

2. When Estelle enters the room, who is already there?

3. Whose sofa does not match her dress?

4. Who asks the Valet if they can turn out the lights?

5. What term does Estelle prefer for her condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Inez realize that they are supposed to be each other's torturers?

2. Do you think that one of these characters is more truthful than the other two? If so, which one?

3. When Garcin asks the Valet what is outside the room, what does the Valet say?

4. Why are there no toothbrushes or beds in the room?

5. Describe Inez's reaction to the Estelle's and Garcin's reasons for why they are in the room.

6. Describe the room in which Garcin finds himself.

7. Why is Estelle surprised to see that Garcin's face is fine?

8. What kinds of differences are established between the three characters when Estelle asks if the other two have ever attended a country party at the home of one of her friends?

9. Why does Estelle refuse Inez's offer of her sofa?

10. What are some of the things that cause tension between Inez and Garcin?

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