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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 interested in sex
(d) Whether Charlie is a good lover

2. Which character does the author favor in shedding light on historical events of the 1970s?
(a) The Female Lizard
(b) Charlie
(c) The Male Lizard
(d) Nancy

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

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

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

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

7. What events does the author use the character of Nancy to shed light on?
(a) Critical events of the 1980s
(b) Critical events of the 1990s
(c) Critical events of the 1970s
(d) Critical events of the 21st century

8. How does Nancy feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?
(a) Nancy is panicked
(b) Nancy is in awe
(c) Nancy is scared
(d) Nancy is overwhelmed

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

10. What object does the creature peek out behind?
(a) A surfboard
(b) A cliff
(c) A mound of seaweed
(d) A rock

11. What does Charlie ask his wife to find in order to defend themselves against the creatures?
(a) A rock
(b) A stick
(c) A dead fish
(d) Seaweed

12. What is Charlie in the mood for after lunch?
(a) A nap
(b) A long walk
(c) A light swim
(d) Yoga

13. Where does the setting open in Act 1?
(a) A swimming pool
(b) The beach
(c) East Hamptons
(d) The desert

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nancy's ideal life?

2. When did Nancy suspect Charlie of having an affair?

3. What kind of wife does Charlie tell Nancy she is?

4. Which character finds a descent size stick?

5. What kind of man has Charlie become?

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