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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. For what job does Norman contemplate applying?
(a) Guardian ad litem.
(b) Pizza delivery.
(c) Chauffeur.
(d) Gardener.
2. What does Ethel suggest Charlie do?
(a) Come by and see Chelsea while she is there.
(b) Stay out of the heat.
(c) Fix the boat as soon as possible.
(d) Go fishing with Norman.
3. How old was Miss Appley on her last birthday?
(a) 87.
(b) 89.
(c) 100.
(d) 97.
4. Of what ethnic group does Norman seem prejudiced?
(a) Jews.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Arabs.
(d) Hispanics.
5. What is the job of the character Ethel meets in the woods?
(a) Lumberjack.
(b) Physician.
(c) Mail carrier.
(d) Lawyer.
6. What does Ethel have in her arms?
(a) The clothes off the line.
(b) A bundle of firewood.
(c) An orphaned bird.
(d) A picnic basket.
7. How many summers have Norman and Ethel Thayer been coming to this setting?
(a) 48.
(b) 55.
(c) 32.
(d) 40.
8. What did Norman think about Chelsea's swimming abilities.?
(a) He thought she was Olympic material.
(b) He was happy that she was a superb diver.
(c) He criticized her abilities when she was on the swim team.
(d) He thought she shouldn't be on the swim team.
9. Who liked Chelsea when he was young?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Chester.
(d) Bill.
10. In what year is the house at Golden Pond built?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1940.
11. What does the couple watch as the scene closes?
(a) A pair of loons out on the lake.
(b) A pair of trumpeter swans on the lake.
(c) A mama bear and her cub lumbering along the shoreline.
(d) Two squirrels gathering nuts.
12. Who is coming with Chelsea on her visit?
(a) Her new boyfriend.
(b) Her two poodles.
(c) No one.
(d) Her best friend from high school.
13. 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.
14. Whose boat pulls up to the dock?
(a) The neighbor's.
(b) Charlie's.
(c) The police chief's.
(d) No one's.
15. What happened to Chelsea's husband?
(a) He was killed in an airplane crash.
(b) They divorced years ago.
(c) He was married to another woman when he married Chelsea, so the marriage was annulled.
(d) His boat was lost at sea and he was never found.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many acts does this play have?
2. What reason does Norman suggest for Elmer falling into the fireplace?
3. Where is Chelsea living now?
4. Who has visited Charlie recently?
5. Who does Ethel see in the woods?
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