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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the play opens, what have Charlie and Nancy finished enjoying?
(a) A long run
(b) A picnic lunch
(c) Feeding the seagulls
(d) A walk on the shore line

2. What concept confuses Leslie and Sarah and threatens to create a problem?
(a) Unfaithfulness
(b) Religion
(c) Children
(d) Exclusivity

3. What do the seagulls overhead represent?
(a) Evolution
(b) Love
(c) Progress
(d) Family

4. How is Leslie and Sarah's coupling different from Charlie and Nancy?
(a) It was aggressive
(b) It was instinctive
(c) It was spontaneous
(d) It was arranged

5. Where does the setting open in Act 1?
(a) The beach
(b) East Hamptons
(c) A swimming pool
(d) The desert

Short Answer Questions

1. As the couple argues, what creature appears?

2. What does Charlie try to explain as the lizards are frightened by the overhead noise?

3. What was Charlie's childhood dream?

4. What does Nancy encourage her husband to do as he lies on his back?

5. What does Nancy crave as her life's potential?

(see the answer key)

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