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

2. What do the cast members do backstage during intermission?
(a) They pace, wishing only to finish the second act and go home as fast as possible.
(b) They decide to cancel the second act.
(c) They gush about how well the performance is going.
(d) They rest before the second act.

3. Shep is a rebel and resents what?
(a) His mother's efforts to soften him.
(b) His life.
(c) His past.
(d) His wife.

4. Why did Maureen marry at age eighteen?
(a) Her parents encouraged her to marry.
(b) She could not stand her last name.
(c) She was pregnant.
(d) She was in love.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank envision April doing as he gives a great burst of love and approval?

2. What does April admit?

3. How is April Wheeler introduced?

4. Where does John Givings currently live?

5. What does Frank note about the affectations he sees on Maureen's part?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank feel about Maureen's story?

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

3. How does the story begin?

4. Describe Helen Givings.

5. What has happened to John Givings?

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

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

8. On what does Ordway quiz Frank?

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

10. How does the reader learn the back story between Frank and April?

(see the answer keys)

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