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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank envision April doing as he gives a great burst of love and approval?
(a) Laughing off the disastrous production in a round of kisses and compliments.
(b) Ignoring him.
(c) Getting upset with him.
(d) Pushing him away.

2. About what do the Wheelers and their guests talk?
(a) The Givings' son.
(b) The failed play, politics, and their neighbors.
(c) The weather, the neighborhood, and dinner.
(d) Going out dancing, dinner, and what is on television.

3. What does Frank also seem better able to do at the office?
(a) Socialize with his co-workers.
(b) Compromise with his boss.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Quickly dispatch accumulated paperwork as well as new communications.

4. As the alcohol flows, what happens to Maureen's affections and spirits?
(a) They disappear completely.
(b) They seem to flag.
(c) They grow stronger.
(d) They stay the same.

5. For what does April apologize again?
(a) Being hot-headed.
(b) Making plans without discussing them with him first.
(c) Being rude and unkind.
(d) Being hard to live with since her involvement with the community theater.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frank feel about April as he makes his way backstage after the curtain comes down?

2. Why does Earl come home crestfallen?

3. Why does Frank suddenly become angry with his son, Michael?

4. Of what does Frank Wheeler catch a glimpse as April acts out her part onstage?

5. What had Frank once boasted to April years earlier?

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