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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 does Sandy comment on as he greets Mike?
(a) Mike's hostile attitude.
(b) Mike's magnetic personality.
(c) Mike's friendliness.
(d) Mike's quiet demeanor.

2. What does Liz tell Mike about Dexter while they wait in the Lord house in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) He should never have been with Tracy.
(b) He is in.
(c) He is out.
(d) He is the one Tracy really wants to be with.

3. What does Mike deny to Liz at the start of Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1?
(a) He finds Tracy rude.
(b) He finds Tracy attractive.
(c) He finds Tracy repulsive.
(d) He finds Tracy annoying.

4. How does Dinah know that Dexter is back in town?
(a) She saw his car.
(b) He called and told her.
(c) He came by to see Tracy when she wasn't there.
(d) She saw him at the grocery store.

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 sent Seth a copy.
(c) He has written Seth a letter about it.
(d) He has called Seth and told him about it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During her pre-wedding dinner, what does Dexter tell Tracy she has none of?

3. What does Margaret tell Dexter when he arrives at the end of Act 1, Part 4?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the demeanor of the Lord family displayed in Act 1, Part 1?

2. What do Sandy and Liz talk about with regard to Sidney Kidd in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, Part 2?

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

4. How does Tracy appear on the morning of her wedding, what types of things is she asking about, and why are they important?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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