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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2 and Analysis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felix make his wife do?
(a) Stay at home all the time.
(b) Cook the same thing every night.
(c) Keep an expense book.
(d) Clean three times per day.

2. How long is Felix married?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 12 years.

3. What major event happens to Oscar before the play starts?
(a) His wife leaves him.
(b) He wins the lottery.
(c) He gets a promotion.
(d) His brother dies.

4. What does Felix do the last time he is in a great deal of pain?
(a) Drive into a store.
(b) Falls asleep at the wheel.
(c) Falls down the stairs.
(d) Collapses on the floor.

5. How does Felix feel about his wife at the beginning of the play?
(a) He still loves her.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He resents her.
(d) He cares for her, but not romantically.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Felix's last name?

2. How does Felix drop clues that all is not right?

3. What does Oscar do for a living?

4. How does Felix describe the state of his marriage before the divorce?

5. Why is it difficult to breathe in Oscar's apartment when the play begins?

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