2. What is one thing Charlie brought with him?
(a) Pills for Norman's heart.
(b) His collie.
(c) A letter from the neighborhood association.
(d) A pound cake for Norman.

3. What does the couple watch as the scene closes?
(a) Two squirrels gathering nuts.
(b) A pair of trumpeter swans on the lake.
(c) A mama bear and her cub lumbering along the shoreline.
(d) A pair of loons out on the lake.

4. What happened to Chelsea's husband?
(a) His boat was lost at sea and he was never found.
(b) He was killed in an airplane crash.
(c) They divorced years ago.
(d) He was married to another woman when he married Chelsea, so the marriage was annulled.

5. Who does Norman yell to to ask him/her to open the door?
(a) Ethel.
(b) The maid.
(c) The cook.
(d) Chelsea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Norman's memory best be described?

2. Who liked Chelsea when he was young?

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

4. Why does Norman pick up the telephone?

5. After Ethel comes into the house, what do she and Norman do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ethel and a little about her.

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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