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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. What does Ethel plan to do with the berries she's picked?
(a) Freeze them.
(b) Make shortcake for dessert.
(c) Take them to an ill neighbor.
(d) Make jam.

2. Where are the bedrooms in this house?
(a) Upstairs.
(b) In a separate mother-in-law cabin.
(c) On the east end of the first floor.
(d) One big room serves as the living room and sleeping area.

3. Instead of applying for a job, what does Ethel suggest Norman do?
(a) Go fishing.
(b) Go pick more berries.
(c) Volunteer at the senior center.
(d) Vacuum the house.

4. Who liked Chelsea when he was young?
(a) Bill.
(b) Chester.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Charlie.

5. Whose boat pulls up to the dock?
(a) Charlie's.
(b) The neighbor's.
(c) No one's.
(d) The police chief's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the phone when it rings?

2. For what reason is Chelsea going to visit?

3. Who does Ethel see in the woods?

4. What is the job of the character Ethel meets in the woods?

5. In answer to Norman's question as to why Charlie never married Chelsea, what does Charlie reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Norman Thayer, the first character on the set.

2. Describe Ethel and a little about her.

3. What does Charlie say about Chelsea and children and what does this possibly reveal about Charlie as a person?

4. Who visits Norman and Ethel and what do they leave there?

5. What is both a foreshadowing and a "frame" for the play that occurs at the end of this scene?

6. Describe what happens when Norman uses the phone.

7. When does Norman become interested in Chelsea's letter and why might that be?

8. Another bit of conversation at the end of this scene is indicative of a recurrent theme of this play. Describe the conversation and briefly say what the theme is you think it is bringing up.

9. What does Ethel say about the neighbors and what is Norman's response?

10. How does the broken screen door come into play again and how does it give the reader a better understanding of Norman's character?

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