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

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

3. What does Tracy offer Mike the use of?
(a) Her cottage.
(b) The room above the garage.
(c) Her cabin.
(d) The guest room.

4. What does the magazine want in return for not publishing the article about Seth?
(a) To do a feature on Tracy's wedding.
(b) To do a story on Tracy's husband-to-be George.
(c) To do a story about Tracy's ex-husband Dexter.
(d) To do a feature on Tracy's divorce.

5. How does Margaret respond when Dinah says that the article she is reading, "stinks?"
(a) She talks over her.
(b) She corrects her.
(c) She ignores her.
(d) She covers her ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the writer and photographer not aware of?

2. How do Tracy and Margaret react to Sandy's deal with the magazine?

3. What does Seth say in response to Uncle Willie's suggestion for his guest invite?

4. What does Sandy suggest might happen if Mike and Liz get to know the family?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the interesting interaction between Mike and Sandy at the beginning of Act 1, Part 3?

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

3. How does George view being featured in the magazine, and why does it surprise Tracy?

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

5. 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?

6. How does Dexter respond to Tracy as she makes her entrance in Act 3, and what does he do to encourage her memory of the previous night's events?

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

8. What do we learn about George in Act 1, Part 2?

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

10. What is Dexter's problem with Tracy's pending marriage as he explains before he exits, leaving his wedding present for her?

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