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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nancy and Charlie declare at the end of Act 1?
(a) Their love for each other
(b) War on each other
(c) War on the lizards
(d) Their hatred for each other

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

3. How does the author view the events of the 1970s?
(a) Meaningless
(b) Sensationalized
(c) Obtuse
(d) Critical

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

5. How did women feel as a result of having time outside of the home?
(a) Confusion
(b) Rebellion
(c) Excitement
(d) Liberation

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Seascape?

2. What does Charlie ask his wife to find in order to defend themselves against the creatures?

3. What does Nancy's sarcastic validation of Charlie's merits as a good husband and father lead to?

4. Which character does the author favor in shedding light on historical events of the 1970s?

5. In Charlie's childhood dream, what body of water did he want to live underneath?

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