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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. Where is Chelsea going after stopping to see her parents?
(a) To Disneyworld in Florida.
(b) Europe.
(c) The Grand Tetons.
(d) China.

2. What separates the kitchen from the living room?
(a) A bead curtin.
(b) A pocket door.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A swinging door.

3. What has Ethel been doing?
(a) Visiting with neighbors.
(b) Painting by the lake.
(c) Rowing on the lake.
(d) Picking berries.

4. What does Ethel have in her arms?
(a) A bundle of firewood.
(b) A picnic basket.
(c) The clothes off the line.
(d) An orphaned bird.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Chelsea going to visit?

2. Where are the bedrooms in this house?

3. What is a possible reason why Norman hasn't gone fishing?

4. Of what ethnic group does Norman seem prejudiced?

5. What makes Norman believe he might be qualified for the job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Give a brief synopsis of Ethel and Charlie's conversation and what the author may be showing through this conversation.

2. Who is the elderly couple in the play and where are they arriving at the opening of the play?

3. What other elderly couple is mentioned in this scene and what does Ethel say about them?

4. What makes the reader think that Charlie still feels some interest in Chelsea?

5. Describe what happens when Norman uses the phone.

6. What question does Norman ask Charlie and what is the implication of Charlie's answer?

7. Describe the setting at the opening of this scene.

8. Describe Ethel and a little about her.

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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