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

2. What term does Estelle prefer for her condition?
(a) Absent.
(b) Disappeared.
(c) Passed away.
(d) Dead.

3. How many sofas are there in the room?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

4. Which character says that the room is ugly?
(a) Garcin.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Valet.
(d) Inez.

5. Where does Estelle say her husband is?
(a) At her funeral.
(b) At home.
(c) At the hospital.
(d) At work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Garcin shot?

2. What is Olga doing when Estelle, Garcin, and Inez discover that time moves differently in the room than on Earth?

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

4. Who says that he/she is already "in order"?

5. What happened to make Estelle's marriage unhappy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the author shows Garcin looking at his colleagues relaxing at the end of the day, smoking cigars?

2. What does Garcin in his shirtsleeves stand for? Why does Estelle say she cannot stand a man in his shirtsleeves?

3. 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?

4. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the first part of the play?

5. When Garcin is asked why he is in the room, what does he say? Do you believe him, and why or why not?

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

7. Describe, at this point in the play, the nature of hell.

8. Why does Sartre introduce Estelle with her concerns about the sofas?

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

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

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