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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. At an alcohol-fueled lunch, what does Maureen Grube tell Frank?
(a) She loves her job.
(b) Her life story.
(c) She likes him.
(d) She is not interested in him.

2. On a quiet Sunday morning after their big fight, what does Frank Wheeler do?
(a) He files for a divorce.
(b) He moves out.
(c) Goes for a drive.
(d) He approaches April and tries to apologize once more.

3. As he approaches his house, what does Frank notice?
(a) No one is home.
(b) All the lights are on.
(c) There is a police car in the driveway.
(d) The curtains are drawn in the picture window.

4. What does Frank note about the affectations he sees on Maureen's part?
(a) She probably picked them up from watching television.
(b) She probably picked them up from her sister.
(c) She probably picked them up from Norma, her older roommate.
(d) She probably picked them up from girls in the office.

5. What does the audience do during intermission?
(a) They complain about the amateur actors.
(b) They discuss how wonderful the performance is.
(c) They leave the poor performance.
(d) They wander awkwardly around the high school building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Helen's son's psychiatrist approved?

2. How does Frank try to dismiss the afternoon?

3. What happens when the leading man becomes sick and unable to act?

4. What does April say Europe will do for him?

5. With the decision to move to Paris, what seem to return to the marriage of Frank and April Wheeler?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what does Ordway quiz Frank?

2. How did April want to handle the situation she and Frank had been in early in their relationship?

3. How does Frank feel about seeing his wife on stage?

4. How does Shep meet Milly? What happens to their relationship?

5. How do the children respond to their parents' moods?

6. How does Frank feel about April's plan to move to Europe? How does she react to his thoughts about her idea?

7. How does Frank react when he and April begin to make love?

8. How does April feel after the play? How does this affect her relationship with her husband?

9. What does Frank tell Maureen about himself?

10. What has happened to John Givings?

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