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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What word best describes the character of Charlie?
(a) Hero
(b) Strong
(c) Lunatic
(d) Coward

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

5. 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

6. What was Charlie's childhood dream?
(a) To run a company
(b) To swim with dolphins
(c) To be an actor
(d) To live underwater

7. What are Charlie and Nancy facing as they enter their new stage in life?
(a) Empty nest syndrome
(b) Childless depression
(c) Health problems
(d) Financial ruin

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

9. What sound interrupts Charlie and Nancy's conversation?
(a) Jets overhead
(b) Other people talking
(c) Squaking seagulls
(d) A lifeguard rescuing a swimmer

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

11. What stage in life are Charlie and Nancy entering?
(a) Adulthood
(b) Career
(c) Retirement
(d) Parenthood

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

13. What human element do the jets overhead exemplify?
(a) Suspicion
(b) Procreation
(c) Progress
(d) Infidelity

14. What word best describes Charlie and Nancy's ability to bridge the communication gap?
(a) Forceful
(b) Mediocre
(c) Hopeful
(d) Paralysis

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the best description of the twig that Nancy chose as defense?

2. How does Nancy feel when the lizards reappear?

3. How did women feel about the use of their newly allowed free time in the 1970's?

4. What do the jets overhead help to identify?

5. What is Nancy's ideal life?

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