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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As the couple argues, what creature appears?
(a) A giant squid
(b) A dolphin
(c) A lizard
(d) A sandpiper

3. Describe Nancy's state of mind when the lizards reappear.
(a) Clear headed
(b) Paralyzed
(c) Crazy
(d) Confused

4. How does Nancy describe her husband at the end of Act 1 while in submission to the lizards?
(a) Brave
(b) Dour
(c) Cowardly
(d) Happy

5. What does Charlie pass off Nancy's idea of his dream as?
(a) Childhood fancy
(b) Too hard
(c) Too lofty of a goal
(d) Childhood humor

6. What can the combination of opportunity and confusion in the 1970s can best be described as?
(a) Hypocrisy
(b) A lie
(c) A double edged sword
(d) An invention by men

7. What does Nancy not understand about Charlie's retirement plan?
(a) He's content to only learn to sail
(b) He's anxious to travel
(c) He's anxious to be a grandfather
(d) He's content to rest

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

9. What does Nancy want from her marriage?
(a) Intimacy and connection
(b) Sex and adventure
(c) Care and balance
(d) Money and a home

10. What does Nancy suggest her and Charlie do as the lizards approach?
(a) Jump in the water
(b) Call for help
(c) Lie on the ground
(d) Run

11. What does Nancy want to plan with Charlie?
(a) Adventures
(b) To adopt a child
(c) A flight to another beach
(d) A move to another home

12. What does the sound of the jet make the lizards do?
(a) The sound angers them and they attack
(b) The sound makes them bury their heads in the sand
(c) The sound sends them back behind the rocks
(d) The sound makes them scream

13. What does Nancy's sarcastic validation of Charlie's merits as a good husband and father lead to?
(a) An argument
(b) A long walk on the beach
(c) A sexual escapade
(d) A dip in the water

14. What question does Nancy bring up regarding their sex life?
(a) Whether Charlie is still in love with her
(b) Whether Charlie has had an affair
(c) Whether Charlie is a good lover
(d) Whether Charlie is interested in sex

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charlie respond to accusations of infidelity?

2. How does Nancy react to Charlie's blasy attitude?

3. What is the theme of Act 1?

4. Where does the setting open in Act 1?

5. How did women feel as a result of having time outside of the home?

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