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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 the audience do after intermission is over?
(a) They quickly and enthusiastically come into watch the rest of the performance.
(b) They return and politely sit through the play's conclusion.
(c) They leave.
(d) They complain about the poor production.

2. How does Frank finds April?
(a) A little upset.
(b) Excited.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Disgruntled and quarrelsome.

3. What does April say Europe will do for him?
(a) Save him from the depression into which he is sinking.
(b) Provide him a break from reality.
(c) Give him a taste of life away from New York City and the suburbs of Connecticut.
(d) Provide the correct cultural background for him to find a meaningful life for himself.

4. What does April say to Frank as he arrives home?
(a) She has been worried sick about him.
(b) She is sorry she forgot his birthday.
(c) She missed him all day, is sorry for their fight, and loves him.
(d) She does not want him in her home.

5. With what does Frank Wheeler awaken?
(a) A deep depression.
(b) A refreshed feeling.
(c) A debilitating hangover.
(d) Love for his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of husband does April not want?

2. What is making a mechanical screeching sound from the backyard?

3. Why is Frank worried?

4. How do the Wheelers become more and more like the shallow suburbanites they loathe?

5. Where does Frank find temporary solace?

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