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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. Act One takes place during what time of year?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is Frenchy's attitude towards Cleo?
(a) Standoffish.
(b) Insolent.
(c) Amorous.
(d) Shy.

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, Cleo is surprised to be asked out by who?
(a) Stark.
(b) A customer.
(c) Frenchy.
(d) Mr. Prince.

4. Stark asks Cleo to do what with her hair, in spite of Belle?
(a) Dye it blond.
(b) Cut it.
(c) Wear it how she wants.
(d) Pin curls.

5. What does Stark smoke in Act 1?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Cigars.
(c) He does not smoke.
(d) A pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Cleo is assigned to do what at lunch?

2. What have Stark and Belle just fought about when the play opens?

3. In Fire Island, why did a man collapse during yard work?

4. In Act 1, Mr. Prince suggests Stark should do what?

5. Mr. Prince claims to have made how much in one morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Stark worried about Cleo when she is not back at the time she said she would be?

2. What does Cleo reveal to Stark about her life?

3. When Cleo accepts Mr. Prince's invitation for a date, what does she warn him?

4. In Act 2, Scene 2, why is Stark surprised to see his wife?

5. What were Stark and Cleo doing just before Belle arrived?

6. What do Stark and Cleo quarrel about at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

7. What is Cleo's reaction to Mr. Prince's proposal?

8. Is there a reason Belle and Stark do not have children?

9. Why does Cleo find the summer to be beautiful?

10. Why is Belle in Stark's office, at the beginning of Act 3?

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