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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 time of day does the play begin?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Dusk.

2. Hal says that Rosemary looked at him ______________.
(a) with comtempt.
(b) like a starving woman.
(c) with lust.
(d) like an x-ray.

3. To what does Mrs. Potts invite Hal?
(a) A church social.
(b) A picnic.
(c) Christmas dinner.
(d) A piano recital.

4. Who does Mrs. Potts want Hal to take to the picnic?
(a) Madge.
(b) Flo.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Millie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flo comment on when she comes out onto the porch?

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

3. What type of job does Alan say he can get for Hal?

4. Who is the owner of the second home where some of the play's action occurs?

5. Where do Rosemary and her two friends go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hal's demeanor when he returns to the Owens household?

2. Explain how Madge and Hal declare their true feelings for each other.

3. How does the author use the technique of foreshadowing at the end of Act 1?

4. Why is tonight a turning point in Madge's life?

5. How do Flo's real feelings about Hal become evident?

6. Who is Rosemary and what is her outward opinion of men?

7. What time of day is it when Act 3, Scene 1 begins?

8. What does Madge dream of when she hears the train whistle in the distance?

9. What does Millie dream of when she hears the train whistle in the distance?

10. Why is Flo obsessed with wanting Madge to marry Alan?

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