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

2. What is Garcin's profession?
(a) Barber.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Valet.

3. How many times does the door open?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

5. Which character is the most reluctant to sit there silently?
(a) Garcin.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Inez.
(d) Valet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is the first to offer up his/her sofa to the third person to enter the room?

2. Whom does Garcin see in his vision?

3. Where was Garcin shot?

4. What did Inez do for a living?

5. Where did Garcin live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are eyes and "not looking at each other" symbolically important at this part in the play?

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

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

4. What does Estelle say about why she thinks she is in the room?

5. What does Estelle complain about when she enters the room?

6. As Inez, Estelle, and Garcin watch their friends and family back on Earth, how do they react?

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

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

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

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

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