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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 Norman ask the phone operator to do?
(a) To call his brother at the hospital.
(b) To ring up Chelsea's cell phone.
(c) To call him back to check the phone's status.
(d) Norman does not speak to the operator.

2. What is Norman doing when Act 1, Scene 2 opens?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Talking to Chelsea on the telephone.
(c) Reading the classified ads.
(d) Riding his exercise bike.

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

4. What is Norman concerned about in going to the neighbors' house for dinner?
(a) He doesn't know whether to bring white or red wine.
(b) Nothing; these are old friends of theirs.
(c) He has brought no dinner suit.
(d) He fears they will serve some Italian dish he will not enjoy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person in the picture on the mantle that Norman is studying?

2. What reason does Norman suggest for Elmer falling into the fireplace?

3. What happens to the package in question #27?

4. Who has visited Charlie recently?

5. How old does Norman say he will be on his next birthday?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Though Norman makes no blatant prejudiced statements about Jews, what he does say implies his bigotry. In your own words, what statements seem to suggest that Norman is prejudiced against Jewish people?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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