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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. How does Tracy ask about Sandy's guests in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Nonchalantly.
(b) Hastily.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Quietly.

2. What comment does Liz make about Mike's birth name?
(a) It is easy to forget.
(b) It is too common.
(c) It is easy to remember.
(d) It is not very common.

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

4. 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.

5. What does George joke about when first meeting Mike and Liz?
(a) The questions they are asking him.
(b) The coal dust on his clothes.
(c) The way they talk.
(d) The way Tracy is acting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margaret apologize for when first meeting Mike and Liz?

2. What was the only trouble Dexter gave her, according to Tracy?

3. What does Uncle Willie offer to show Liz as everyone is dressing for dinner?

4. What does Sandy comment on as he greets Mike?

5. What is Tracy writing in the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dexter resolve the situation between Mike and George at the pool and what does it illustrate?

2. What is the discussion Mike and Liz have about people's names?

3. What does Dexter aptly point out to George about the way he looks at Tracy during their argument in Act 2, Scene 2, Part 2?

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

5. What is significant about the way Dexter and George both arrive at the house while Tracy and Mike are in the pool?

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

7. What is Tracy trying to figure out about Mike after reading his stories, and what is significant about her observation of him?

8. Which one of Mike's stories does Tracy single out and what does it signify?

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

10. What does Dexter reveal about their marriage in Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1, and why does it make Tracy stop and think?

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