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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Charlie want to retire?
(a) In Florida
(b) On a boat
(c) On a stretch of beach somewhere
(d) In a retirement home

2. How does Nancy feel about Charlie's blase attitude?
(a) Angry
(b) Resentful
(c) Indifferent
(d) Happy

3. How does Charlie feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?
(a) Charlie thinks there will be a crash
(b) Charlie lets Nancy make the decision
(c) Charlie thinks the sound is delightful
(d) Charlie is overwhelmed

4. What are Leslie and Sarah in the process of without even knowing it?
(a) The process of reproduction
(b) The process of evolution
(c) The process of progress
(d) The process of decline

5. How does Nancy feel as the lizards approach?
(a) Annoyed
(b) She looks for an escape route
(c) Frightened
(d) Open to the experience

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary theme of Act 2?

2. Charlie's reaction to the lizards can be best described as true to this quality of his personalty.

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

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

5. What was Charlie testing when he let himself sink down to the bottom of the lake?

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