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

2. What is the theme of Act 1?
(a) The challenge of communication
(b) The challenge of the sexes
(c) The challenge of retirement
(d) The challenge of evolution

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

4. What does Charlie's actions do to his relationship with Nancy?
(a) Angers her
(b) Brings her closer
(c) Alienates her
(d) Delights her

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound interrupts Charlie and Nancy's conversation?

2. What kind of woman has Nancy become?

3. What does the sound of the jet make the lizards do?

4. How many times during Act 1 does Nancy bring up Charlie's childhood dream of living underwater?

5. What is created in Charlie and Nancy's marriage as a result of miscommunication?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leslie describe his pairing with Sarah?

2. What is so incredulous, according to Leslie and Sarah, about human reproduction?

3. How does Charlie react to Nancy's demonstration of submission to the lizards?

4. What does Nancy do to show submission to the lizards?

5. What do Nancy and Charlie each think of the approaching lizards?

6. Describe the relationships between Charlie and Leslie and Nancy and Sarah upon first meeting?

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

8. How does Leslie react to Charlie's question of Sarah?

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

10. As a jet flies overhead and distracts the couple, what does Nancy steer the conversation back to and remind Charlie of?

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