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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nancy in the mood for after lunch?
(a) To talk about the shells
(b) To talk about the birds
(c) To talk about the fresh salty air
(d) To talk about her love of water

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie hope the gesture will save them from?

2. In Charlie's childhood dream, what body of water did he want to live underneath?

3. What object does the creature peek out behind?

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

5. What human element do the jets overhead exemplify?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Nancy reacts to Charlie telling her she has been a good wife.

2. Describe the act of shaking hands between the lizards and the humans.

3. How does Charlie react when Nancy brings up his living underwater dream for the second time?

4. Describe the second time the lizards approach the humans?

5. What does the conversation of procreation and child-rearing lead to?

6. Why does the conversation of exclusivity threaten to create a problem?

7. Has Charlie ever had an affair? Explain.

8. What does Charlie ask Sarah at the end of the play?

9. What does Sarah learn from Nancy as they notice a flock of seagulls flying overhead?

10. How do Sarah and Charlie react to the exposure of Nancy's breasts?

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