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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. Where does the play open?
(a) The Lord kitchen.
(b) The Lord sitting room.
(c) The Lord front porch.
(d) The Lord patio.

2. What does Tracy ask Dinah to help her with at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) The seating arrangement.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Preparing lunch.
(d) Carrying magazines.

3. What does Tracy say both she and Margaret incorrectly chose?
(a) Wedding locations.
(b) Wedding presents.
(c) First husbands.
(d) Second husbands.

4. What does Margaret tell Dexter when he arrives at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) To make himself at home.
(b) To talk to Tracy.
(c) To stay away from Tracy.
(d) To go home.

5. How does Dinah introduce herself to Mike and Liz?
(a) Informally.
(b) In passing.
(c) Abruptly.
(d) Formally.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tracy want Liz to do at her wedding?

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

4. What does Dinah tell Margaret has been written about Seth?

5. What comment does Liz make about Mike's birth name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Tracy's drinking, and how is it illustrated in the play?

2. What does the character of Seth represent as he is first mentioned in the play?

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

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

5. What are two examples of the deception manufactured by the Lord family, as it gets more complicated in Act 1, Part 4?

6. What does Mike tell Tracy about her upcoming marriage at the pool, and how does she respond?

7. What important lesson does Tracy say she has learned from Mike as they are at the pool? How does he respond?

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

9. How has Mike changed in Act 3 and why is it significant?

10. What is Dexter's wedding present to Tracy and why is it symbolic?

(see the answer keys)

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