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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rosemary shout that Hal belongs?
(a) Prison.
(b) On a chain gang.
(c) In detox.
(d) The gutter.

2. With whom does Mrs. Potts live?
(a) Her mother-in-law.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her invalid mother.

3. Of whom does Flo strongly disapprove?
(a) Hal.
(b) Howard.
(c) Bomber.
(d) Alan.

4. How old is Madge Owens?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

5. Where does Millie want to go on a train?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

6. What do the women find shocking about Hal?
(a) His shorts.
(b) His bare chest.
(c) His haircut.
(d) His blue eyes.

7. On what American holiday does PICNIC begin?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) The Fourth of July.

8. What is Hal's profession?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Editor.
(c) Musician.
(d) Vagabond.

9. Why does Rosemary refuse to go to the picnic?
(a) She has to get up early in the morning.
(b) She is embarrassed by her behavior with Hal.
(c) She has a migraine.
(d) She doesn't have anything to take.

10. What did the people in Hollywood tell Hal he would have to do to be on camera?
(a) Speak with a French accent.
(b) Have his teeth fixed.
(c) Wear lifts in his shoes.
(d) Shave his head.

11. Millie says the local girls are impressed with Hal's ______________.
(a) car.
(b) job.
(c) money.
(d) good looks.

12. What is the setting for the play?
(a) A park.
(b) A school playground.
(c) The porches of two neighboring homes.
(d) A factory.

13. How did Rosemary's tirade make Hal feel?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Contrite.

14. Who is the owner of one of the homes where the action takes place?
(a) Mrs. Freddie Myers.
(b) Mrs. Flo Jones.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Frank Orville.
(d) Mrs. Flo Owens.

15. Where did Hal and Alan meet?
(a) In boarding school.
(b) In high school.
(c) In college.
(d) In summer camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rosemary and Flo talk about regarding Helen?

2. What does Flo hear as she stands on her porch at the end of Act 1?

3. What is Millie anxious about?

4. Who is Madge's boyfriend?

5. Why does Millie steal sips of the whiskey?

(see the answer keys)

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