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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. What does Frank fantasize about Maureen Grube?
(a) Talking to her.
(b) Making love to her.
(c) Removing her sweater and baring her breasts.
(d) Asking her out on a date.

2. What does the audience also do during intermission?
(a) Donate money to the community theater.
(b) Buy food.
(c) Wipe perspiration from their hands onto their clothing.
(d) Go backstage to congratulate the actors.

3. How is Frank at the office?
(a) More bored and annoyed.
(b) More confused and irritated.
(c) More focused and comfortable.
(d) More nervous and tired.

4. For what do Frank and April thank each other?
(a) The decision to move to Paris.
(b) They are not like their neighbors.
(c) The respect they now feel.
(d) The love they feel for each other.

5. What does Frank fend off?
(a) Repeated calls from his wife.
(b) Maureen's flirtatious behavior.
(c) Invitations from other co-workers to join them for lunch.
(d) His boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Frank and April begin doing to each other?

2. To what does Frank look forward?

3. What does Frank decide to do, regarding Maureen?

4. How do the others react to Franks long-winded speech?

5. What does Frank say suburbanites leave in a fog of denial?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the story begin?

3. On what does Ordway quiz Frank?

4. What does Frank tell Maureen about himself?

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

6. About what do the Wheelers and their guests discuss?

7. How does the decision to move to Paris affect the Wheelers?

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

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

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

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