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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. During her pre-wedding dinner, what does Dexter tell Tracy she has none of?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Flaws.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Shame.

2. What does Seth say in response to Uncle Willie's suggestion for his guest invite?
(a) It is a horrible idea.
(b) It would start too many rumors.
(c) It will not matter at all.
(d) It would put rumors to rest.

3. What do Mike and Liz comment on about Dinah?
(a) She is the family idiot.
(b) She is nothing like Tracy.
(c) She is the family genius.
(d) She is exactly like Tracy.

4. What does Margaret credit Seth for at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) The attitude of Mike and Liz.
(b) The article about George.
(c) Their confusion.
(d) Their trouble.

5. What does Sandy confess that he has done with regard to the magazine article about Seth?
(a) He has asked Seth if he saw it yet.
(b) He has written Seth a letter about it.
(c) He has sent Seth a copy.
(d) He has called Seth and told him about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tracy think Mike's "toughness" is?

2. What do Tracy, Margaret, Sandy, and Dinah talk about as the second part of Act 1 begins?

3. What does Uncle Willie offer to Liz as he enters with Seth?

4. What does Liz tell Mike about Dexter while they wait in the Lord house in Act 1, Part 3?

5. What does Dexter refer to Tracy as, causing her to become furious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the elaborate plan the family invents to preserve their reputation?

2. How do Tracy and Liz feel about marriage, and what is interestingly revealed about Liz?

3. What is the first impression of Mike and why is it significant?

4. How does the play end, and what does it symbolize for Tracy and her life?

5. What does the conversation between Tracy and Dexter at the start of Act 3, Part 2 remind both characters of?

6. How does Liz explain her feelings for Mike to Sandy, what would make her fight for him, and why does she feel she does not have to?

7. What does the family do in Act 2, Scene 1, Part 2 that indicates a change in their priorities?

8. What do the lengths the Lord family is willing to go through say about their priorities?

9. What does Tracy intentionally inject into her first conversation with Mike and Liz and why?

10. Who are the two guests approaching the Lord house at the end of Act 1, Part 2, and why is their purpose for being there ironic?

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