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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. For what reason is Chelsea going to visit?
(a) Because she is moving overseas and it is the last time she'll see her parents for several years.
(b) To go fishing with Norman.
(c) For Norman's birthday.
(d) To announce a big surprise.

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

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

4. What seems sad to Charlie?
(a) That Chelsea has never had any children.
(b) That Chelsea never wanted to marry Charlie.
(c) That Chelsea lost her only son when he was three.
(d) That Norman has to be very careful of his heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Norman yell to to ask him/her to open the door?

3. What did Norman think about Chelsea's swimming abilities.?

4. In what year is the house at Golden Pond built?

5. What happened to the screen door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ethel and a little about her.

2. Who is Charlie and what is a little about his life and/or history?

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

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

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

6. Describe what happens when Norman uses the phone.

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

8. 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?

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

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

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