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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 is Pelajia doing at the beginning of the play?
(a) Dyeing her sister's hair.
(b) Cooking dinner for her family.
(c) Putting shingles on her roof.
(d) Sitting on the porch with her sisters.

2. What do Veronique's daughter and Marie-Adele talk about picking?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Apples.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Grapes.

3. What does Veronique say about Emily Dictionary's name during their argument?
(a) That it is stupid.
(b) That it is strange.
(c) That it is beautiful.
(d) That it is old-fashioned.

4. How many children does Marie-Adele have?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Fourteen.

5. Who is Marie-Adele?
(a) Pelajia's mother.
(b) Philomena's aunt.
(c) Emily's daughter.
(d) Annie's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Philomena want to buy with her bingo winnings?

2. Where does Veronique indicate that Marie-Adele is going where she can't take care of her kids?

3. What women's group was Emily involved with in San Francisco?

4. Where does Emily say she will take Zhaboonigan if she wins the big prize in bingo?

5. Emily Dictionary says that she was not the intended target of the person who caused her injury. Who was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marie-Adele say that she would do with her bingo winnings?

2. What happens when the women get frustrated after they aren't successful at the bingo game?

3. How does Nanabush appear in the opening of Act 2, Scene 7?

4. Why is Veronique mad when she arrives at Marie-Adele's house in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What specific things do the women do in their efforts to raise money for the trip to Toronto?

6. How do the women learn about the biggest bingo game in the world? When is it and how much is the grand prize?

7. What is the argument between Veronique and Emily concerning Zhaboonigan about?

8. What is Emily Dictionary's accusation of Veronique regarding Zhaboonigan? How does the woman respond?

9. What is the conversation between Emily and Annie while Annie is driving the van to Toronto?

10. In the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1, what does Annie tell Emily she was not able to find out? What do they resolve to do?

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