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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 is a possible reason why Norman hasn't gone fishing?
(a) His pole is at the repair shop.
(b) The boat has a leak.
(c) He is getting senile and fearful.
(d) The bass are about fished out of this lake.

2. What happened to the screen door?
(a) Nothing; it is fine.
(b) It fell off its hinges.
(c) The screen is torn.
(d) The spring on it popped off.

3. When does Norman express interest in the contents of Chelsea's letter?
(a) When Ethel announces that her new boyfriend is a dentist.
(b) He never expresses any interest in the contents of her letter.
(c) When he hears that Chelsea had major surgery.
(d) When he learns that Chelsea inheirited his estranged brother's estate.

4. What does the operator ask Norman?
(a) What is Chelsea's cell phone number.
(b) What is his phone number.
(c) Nothing because Norman does not talk with the operator.
(d) What is the hospital's name where is brother is a patient.

5. What happens to the package in question #27?
(a) Nothing; the package is delivered intact.
(b) It is delivered to the wrong address.
(c) It is moldy and is thrown out.
(d) It gets wet when the delivery boy falls in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ethel have in her arms?

2. What is the best description of the living room?

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

4. How old is Norman?

5. Why didn't Norman pick any more berries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What picture does Norman pick up and what is the story behind it?

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

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

4. Give a brief description of the setting at the opening of the play.

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

6. What does Charlie suggest about the broken screen door; what is Ethel's reply and why do you think she responds the way she does?

7. 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.

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

9. The fact that Norman attempts to get Charlie to discuss baseball foreshadows several other times that Norman uses baseball to hide his discomfort in carrying on meaningful conversations, particularly concerning Chelsea. What is foreshadowing?

10. Describe the scene and conversation about Elmer.

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