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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nancy threaten to do if Charlie is unwilling to go along with her?
(a) Nancy will divorce him
(b) Nancy will sell the house
(c) Nancy will go on her own
(d) Nancy will find another man

2. How did women feel about the use of their newly allowed free time in the 1970's?
(a) Elated
(b) Liberated
(c) Relieved
(d) Baffled

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

4. Why do Nancy and Charlie lie on their backs?
(a) To surrender
(b) To prevent the lizards from attacking
(c) To hide
(d) Charlie hurt himself

5. What happens when the lizards move forward towards Charlie and Nancy?
(a) Another jet flies overhead
(b) A rock tumbles into the ocean
(c) A dolphin leaps from the water
(d) A tidal wave begins to build

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the women in the 1970s been doing with their time prior to the social movements?

2. What attribute of Charlie is affected by lying on his back in submission?

3. What word best describes Charlie and Nancy's ability to bridge the communication gap?

4. How does the author view the events of the 1970s?

5. How does Nancy feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?

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