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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. In what state did Hal work on a ranch?
(a) Nevada.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Montana.

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

3. What does Flo comment on when she comes out onto the porch?
(a) The beautiful weather.
(b) The train whistle.
(c) The pies she made for the picnic.
(d) Her beautiful daughters.

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

5. Millie has decorated her room with copies of paintings by which artist?
(a) Manet.
(b) Kandinsky.
(c) Monet.
(d) Picasso.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hal and Alan meet?

2. Who joins Rosemary and Millie while they dance?

3. What does Madge do to comfort Hal?

4. Where does Millie want to go on a train?

5. With whom is Millie bickering on the porch at the Owens house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the foreshadowing of the train come full circle for Madge by the end of the play?

2. Describe Alan's ineffective response when he sees Hal with Madge.

3. Alan had indicated to Madge that he had "taken care of" Hal. What does Madge learn that that means?

4. Explain Madge's confusion regarding making love to Hal earlier tonight.

5. How does Alan respond when Madge apologizes for not going to the picnic the night before?

6. What does Millie do to mask her anger at the attraction between Madge and Hal?

7. Which two characters appear first in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. What is the climax of the play which occurs in Act 2?

9. What are Millie's concerns this afternoon?

10. How has Rosemary's brutal honesty changed the way in which Howard perceives her?

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