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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. When April tells Frank to leave her alone, what does he do?
(a) He tries to hold her.
(b) He sits silently.
(c) He retaliates with a tirade about how it is not his fault she never became a real actress and that he's tired of being made a scapegoat.
(d) He leaves her alone.

2. What do Frank and Maureen do after lunch?
(a) They have sex.
(b) They go to Central Park.
(c) They stroll briefly.
(d) They head back to work.

3. Of what does Frank Wheeler catch a glimpse as April acts out her part onstage?
(a) A great actress.
(b) The shy girl he had once known.
(c) The girl he fell in love with.
(d) A stranger.

4. What does Frank do with the pile of papers on his desk?
(a) He goes through them, trying to throw them out, rather than reading them and taking action.
(b) He throws them all in the trash.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He reads them and decides what should be done with them.

5. How does sixty-seven-year-old Howard Givings look and act?
(a) His age.
(b) Older than his years.
(c) Younger than his years.
(d) Very odd.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does April counter what Frank says about her idea?

3. How does Shep polish his shoes?

4. What does Frank say when April asks for his forgiveness?

5. How does April respond to Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what does Frank struggle?

2. On what does Ordway quiz Frank?

3. How does the play proceed?

4. How does the story begin?

5. What is significant about this trip to New York City?

6. What does April think about her plan to move to Europe?

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

8. How did Frank and April's relationship begin?

9. How do the audience members and actors feel at intermission?

10. What does the Knox Building represent?

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