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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. Where does Lazar recall seeing Susan before?
(a) In a recruitment office.
(b) In a cafe.
(c) In church.
(d) In a bar.

2. Who is the female character in the play as it begins?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Susanna.
(d) Susan.

3. What does Mick do when Susan shoots the gun?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Shoots at her.
(c) Screams.
(d) Drops to the floor in terror.

4. Why does Susan want to get pregnant?
(a) Her mother is pressuring her.
(b) All her friends have babies.
(c) She is getting older.
(d) Her life is boring.

5. What does Susan tell Lazar her job is?
(a) A diplomat.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A courier.
(d) A singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lazar try to comfort Susan?

2. What does Susan call Brock's fellow diplomats?

3. Susan's life seems to be ________________.

4. Which of the following things does Susan NOT do in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who is the bureaucrat with whom Susan meets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 12?

2. What is the significance of the word "plenty" as Susan mentions the party food?

3. Under what circumstances do Susan and Lazar meet?

4. Why does Susan use her gun on Mick at the end of the scene?

5. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 10?

6. Explain the significance of Mick's reference to a "mackerel" sky.

7. What is Susan's thinking about having a child without any emotional ties?

8. How does the author contrast Alice and Susan?

9. What is the purpose of the meeting with Susan, Darwin and Brock?

10. How does Lazar make his entrance in the play?

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