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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the couple watch as the scene closes?
(a) Two squirrels gathering nuts.
(b) A pair of trumpeter swans on the lake.
(c) A pair of loons out on the lake.
(d) A mama bear and her cub lumbering along the shoreline.

2. For what reason is Chelsea going to visit?
(a) Because she is moving overseas and it is the last time she'll see her parents for several years.
(b) To announce a big surprise.
(c) To go fishing with Norman.
(d) For Norman's birthday.

3. How many summers have Norman and Ethel Thayer been coming to this setting?
(a) 40.
(b) 32.
(c) 48.
(d) 55.

4. Who is Elmer?
(a) The caretaker.
(b) A doll.
(c) The police chief.
(d) The fire chief.

5. What does Ethel find intriguing about Miss Appley and Miss Tate?
(a) That they had both been asked for marriage by the same man and each in turn had said no.
(b) That they have been together for so many years and must have had a great love affair.
(c) That they are identical twins and still are impossible to tell apart.
(d) That they have lived into their 90s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norman do when Ethel and Charlie are discussing Chelsea?

2. Who is knocking on the door?

3. What is Norman doing when Act 1, Scene 2 opens?

4. What seems sad to Charlie?

5. What separates the kitchen from the living room?

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