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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 sound fills the hotel and forces the characters to sit in silence?
(a) A fire alarm.
(b) The hotel orchestra.
(c) A police raid.
(d) The hotel sopranos.

2. Why does Harriet reject William's gift of flowers?
(a) The are too cheap.
(b) They are too expensive.
(c) They are too gaudy.
(d) They are dead.

3. What does William hand Harriet as a gift?
(a) A pair of earrings.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A necklace.

4. What is the name of John's wife?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Hettie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Margaret.

5. What does Hetty tell Harriet she has given love for?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Art.
(c) Money.
(d) Independence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maggie urge Margaret to ask Harriet?

2. What does William do that disgusts Hetty?

3. What is John's occupation?

4. What kind of toast does Harriet order for tea?

5. What is the name of Margaret's counterpart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret's job upset John?

2. How does Harriet stop William from buying the portrait?

3. Why is Harriet married to William?

4. How does Margaret surprise John in the final act?

5. How does John decide to proceed in his relationship with Harriet?

6. How do Margaret and John almost get caught up in their lies in the opening act?

7. How does Gesternberg symbolize John as a starving artist?

8. Why does Hetty say she is the one who has suffered in Harriet's marriage to William?

9. How does Harriet try to avoid scandal from the situation between her, John and Margaret?

10. How does Harriet persuade Margaret to leave the apartment?

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