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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom is May waiting?
(a) She is waiting for Al Jolson to leave.
(b) She is waiting for their other partner, Jerry, to return.
(c) She is waiting for George to leave.
(d) She is waiting for George to return.

2. Why are these New York performers headed there?
(a) To see movie stars.
(b) To visit relatives.
(c) To spend time on the beach.
(d) To make their fortune at the onset of talking pictures.

3. What is the name of the person George meets?
(a) Seth.
(b) Sam.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Susan.

4. Where does the first scene open?
(a) In a two-bit hotel room.
(b) In May's home.
(c) At an audition.
(d) At a bus stop.

5. How did this decision to leave come about?
(a) After meeting Al Jolson for dinner.
(b) After learning about the work available in Chicago.
(c) After watching Al Jolson.
(d) After hearing success stories from other vaudevillians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is also dining at the hotel tonight and for whom Mr. Glogauer does not care?

2. Who works in this building?

3. In what are the three basking, as they are traveling to their new destination?

4. Where are the New York stage performers headed?

5. What does this person that May encounters want in exchange?

(see the answer key)

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