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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 many times has Rosemary been married?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

2. What does Hal ask of Alan?
(a) To go to their class reunion with him.
(b) To get him a date with Madge.
(c) A loan for a couple hundred dollars.
(d) A job with Alan's father's company.

3. What does Alan tell Madge that his father is making him do?
(a) Get a haircut.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Return to college.
(d) Break up with her.

4. With whom is Millie going to the picnic?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Madge.
(c) Bomber.
(d) Hal.

5. What does Flo hear as she stands on her porch at the end of Act 1?
(a) Piano practice.
(b) Bouncing ball.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Train whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does the play begin?

2. Millie has decorated her room with copies of paintings by which artist?

3. What is Millie anxious about?

4. Who does Flo tell Madge to ride with to the picnic?

5. Two of Hal's past adventures include parachuting out of balloons and ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author use the technique of foreshadowing in Act 2?

5. What are Millie's concerns this afternoon?

6. Why is Rosemary in a flurry of activity this morning?

7. What is the mood between Howard and Rosemary when they arrive home?

8. What are Flo's intentions regarding Madge and her boyfriend, Alan?

9. What does Rosemary's pleading behavior show about her true needs?

10. What is the setting of Act 3, Scene 2?

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