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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 question does Mike ask Sandy about George and Tracy?
(a) What Dexter thinks about them.
(b) How they met.
(c) Why it took them so long to meet.
(d) How long ago they met.

2. What is Liz looking at while Mike and Sandy are talking in the third part of Act 1?
(a) The antique plate collection.
(b) The magazine collection.
(c) The silverware on the table.
(d) The wedding gifts.

3. Who does Uncle Willie suggest he might invite to the wedding?
(a) His dancer friend from Connecticut.
(b) His actress friend from New York.
(c) His dancer friend from New York.
(d) His actress friend from Connecticut.

4. How does Tracy indicate she should ask Dexter to lunch?
(a) Maliciously.
(b) Shyly.
(c) Sarcastically.
(d) Seriously.

5. Which one of Mike's stories does Tracy remark on?
(a) The Rich and Mighty.
(b) The Rich and Powerful.
(c) The Rich and Clueless.
(d) The Rich and Famous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dexter leave on the table as he exits Tracy's pre-wedding dinner?

2. What does Dinah tell Dexter at the end of Act 1, Part 1?

3. How does Liz describe George to Mike?

4. What is Liz's feeling about Tracy before the two meet?

5. What is Mike complaining about in the beginning of Act 1, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tracy respond to Dinah's account of what happened the night before? What causes Tracy to panic and why?

2. How does Tracy appear when first meeting Mike and Liz and what is her intention?

3. What examples does Liz use to illustrate her point about the way a name doesn't always reflect character?

4. What does the audience learn about Tracy's first marriage in the first part of Act 1?

5. What is the conversation between Dexter, Dinah, and Uncle Willie in the beginning Act 3 about, and what does it mean to the plot?

6. How does Kidd react to Sandy's expose, and what does that say about the character's priorities?

7. What is the setting and major upcoming event established as the play opens?

8. How do Tracy and Margaret's marriages compare, and what is the difference between how the two look at them?

9. How does Dinah present herself for the first time to Mike and Liz, what is she trying to accomplish, and how do Mike and Liz react?

10. Why does Mike propose to Tracy, and how does her response help both of them?

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