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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Charlie testing when he let himself sink down to the bottom of the lake?
(a) How long he could stay underwater
(b) How much self discipline he had
(c) How strong he was
(d) How fast he could swim back up to the surface

2. What is the best way to describe the gesture that Nancy and Charlie are exhibiting for the creatures?
(a) Fatalstic
(b) Animalistic
(c) Deathly
(d) Romantic

3. What does Nancy and Charlie hope their act will communicate to the lizards as they approach?
(a) Peacefulness
(b) Defensiveness
(c) Submission
(d) Curiosity

4. What can Charlie's indifference to Nancy's needs can be viewed as?
(a) Loving
(b) Helpful
(c) Hurtful
(d) Upsetting

5. What does Charlie ask his wife to find in order to defend themselves against the creatures?
(a) A rock
(b) A stick
(c) A dead fish
(d) Seaweed

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of woman has Nancy become?

2. How many times during Act 1 does Nancy bring up Charlie's childhood dream of living underwater?

3. What did the changes of the 1970s provide women with?

4. What does Nancy want to plan with Charlie?

5. How can the state of Charlie and Nancy's marriage be best described?

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