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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 Estelle's vision, the dancers are dancing which dance when they turn out the lights?
(a) The Charleston.
(b) The Tango.
(c) The Waltz.
(d) The Jitterbug.

2. Inez says that she always carries what item?.
(a) House keys.
(b) Pocket knife.
(c) Pocket mirror.
(d) Screwdriver.

3. What does Garcin says both Inez and Estelle do to him?
(a) They make him happy.
(b) They make him angry.
(c) They attract him.
(d) They disgust him.

4. Who asks Inez to forget her role as a torturer?
(a) Estelle.
(b) Valet.
(c) Garcin.
(d) Florence.

5. Inez is glad the she and Estelle will...
(a) Have the place to themselves.
(b) Stay as long as Garcin wants them to.
(c) Marry fine men like Garcin.
(d) Escape from the room when the Valet comes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Garcin says, "I've left my fate in their hands," who is he talking about?

2. What emotion does Garcin feels toward Inez in Part 4?

3. Why can't Estelle see herself properly in Inez's eyes?

4. Which character notices that Estelle has a nasty red pimple on her cheek?

5. Which character claims, at first, not to know why s/he would be in the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Garcin say he treated his wife so badly?

2. Sartre uses a mirror as a symbol in Part 3. Describe how the mirror is important to understanding the character of Estelle.

3. What does Sartre demonstrate about Garcin when he interrupts his kissing Estelle to listen in to what his colleagues are saying?

4. Why do you think that Inez tries to pull Garcin off Estelle?

5. Do you think that Garcin really would prefer physical torture? Which would you prefer--physical or mental anguish of this kind?

6. Why does Estelle shed no actual tears when she cries?

7. How does Garcin feel when Estelle tells him that it does not matter if he is a coward as long as he kisses well?

8. Why is it significant that Garcin's colleagues have called him a coward?

9. Why is Estelle so upset when she sees Olga tell one of her lovers the truth?

10. Why do you think that Estelle is flattered by Inez attention, even after she knows that Inez is being cruel?

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