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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nancy feel when she sees the creatures?
(a) Aggrivated
(b) Delighted
(c) Afraid
(d) Aghast

2. What scientific theory is addressed in Act 1?
(a) Humans evolved in the jungle
(b) Humans evolved from desert creatures
(c) Humans evolved from sea creatures
(d) Humans have limited evolution capabilities

3. What do the jets overhead help to identify?
(a) The geographic location
(b) The time period
(c) The advancement of technology
(d) The insanity of Charlie

4. What does Nancy feel that both Charlie and Nancy have lost?
(a) Respect for each other
(b) A zest for life
(c) A sense of purpose
(d) Mutual attraction for each other

5. What does Charlie hope to infuse his marriage with?
(a) Rest
(b) Nothing
(c) Relaxation
(d) Care

6. 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

7. What does Nancy hope to infuse her marriage with?
(a) Enthusiasm
(b) Laughter
(c) Love
(d) Hope

8. How does Charlie respond to accusations of infidelity?
(a) There is false evidence of the issue
(b) There is truth to the issue
(c) There is no truth to the issue
(d) There is injustice within the issue

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

10. How does Nancy's choice in twigs make her husband feel?
(a) He is enraged
(b) He is thrilled
(c) He is proud
(d) He is indifferent

11. In Charlie's childhood dream, what body of water did he want to live underneath?
(a) A swimming pool
(b) The sea
(c) A lake
(d) A lagoon

12. Why did Nancy suspect Charlie of infidelity?
(a) His alcohol and drug abuse
(b) His indifference and tension
(c) His anger and rage
(d) His intolerance

13. Who is the author of Seascape?
(a) Tenessee Williams
(b) Aurthur Miller
(c) Beth Henley
(d) Edward Albee

14. During the 1970s, what did women have more of and permission to use it?
(a) Time
(b) Passion
(c) Love
(d) Money

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Charlie pass off Nancy's idea of his dream as?

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

4. What did the changes of the 1970s provide women with?

5. What can Charlie's indifference to Nancy's needs can be viewed as?

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