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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is Chelsea living now?
(a) New England.
(b) California.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Florida.
2. What is Norman doing when Act 1, Scene 2 opens?
(a) Riding his exercise bike.
(b) Talking to Chelsea on the telephone.
(c) Reading the classified ads.
(d) Cooking dinner.
3. For what reason is Chelsea going to visit?
(a) To go fishing with Norman.
(b) Because she is moving overseas and it is the last time she'll see her parents for several years.
(c) For Norman's birthday.
(d) To announce a big surprise.
4. Who invites Ethel and Norman to dinner?
(a) No one.
(b) The Melciorris.
(c) Chelsea and Bill.
(d) The Putnams.
5. What reason does Norman suggest for Elmer falling into the fireplace?
(a) He is old and clumsy.
(b) He did not fall in the fireplace; he fell down the chimney.
(c) He is attempting suicide.
(d) He wanted attention from Ethel.
6. How could Norman's memory best be described?
(a) He still has a photographic memory.
(b) He often forgets things he once could easily recall.
(c) He is totally senile and doesn't remember who someone is from one hour to the next.
(d) His memory has never been good, but it is getting better.
7. What separates the kitchen from the living room?
(a) A pocket door.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A bead curtin.
(d) A swinging door.
8. Why do Chelsea and her boyfriend leave young Billy with Norman and Ethel Thayer?
(a) His camp canceled their summer program.
(b) He doesn't have any grandparents so wants them to be that to him.
(c) He needs to be taught how to behave around older people.
(d) They are going to Europe.
9. How old does Norman say he will be on his next birthday?
(a) 88.
(b) 103.
(c) 100.
(d) 92.
10. Who does Ethel see in the woods?
(a) Brent.
(b) Chester.
(c) Bill.
(d) Charlie.
11. What does Norman do when Ethel and Charlie are discussing Chelsea?
(a) Cleans his shotgun.
(b) Tries to interest Charlie in a discussion of baseball.
(c) Ties flys for fishing.
(d) Gets up and goes outside.
12. What does Norman ask the phone operator to do?
(a) To ring up Chelsea's cell phone.
(b) Norman does not speak to the operator.
(c) To call him back to check the phone's status.
(d) To call his brother at the hospital.
13. What does the couple watch as the scene closes?
(a) A pair of loons out on the lake.
(b) A mama bear and her cub lumbering along the shoreline.
(c) A pair of trumpeter swans on the lake.
(d) Two squirrels gathering nuts.
14. In answer to Norman's question as to why Charlie never married Chelsea, what does Charlie reply?
(a) Chelsea hated Charlie.
(b) Chelsea was pregnant by another guy.
(c) Charlie was never that interested in Chelsea.
(d) Norman wouldn't let Charlie marry Chelsea.
15. Who is Elmer?
(a) The fire chief.
(b) A doll.
(c) The caretaker.
(d) The police chief.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Ethel plan to do with the berries she's picked?
2. What happened to the screen door?
3. What did Norman think about Chelsea's swimming abilities.?
4. Why does Norman pick up the telephone?
5. At whose picture does Norman look?
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