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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. Who says, "There's actually a moment when you see the spirit depart from the body"?
(a) Isobel.
(b) Marion.
(c) Irwin.
(d) Katherine.

2. Who says, "I sometimes think what sort of life is it if we only think about ourselves" in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Marion.
(b) Rhonda.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Isobel.

3. What is Isobel offered to sign in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A will.
(b) A birth certificate.
(c) A marriage certificate.
(d) A proposal.

4. Who are Isobel's business partners?
(a) Marion and Katherine.
(b) Ingrid and Gordon.
(c) Irwin and Gordon.
(d) Ingrid and Irwin.

5. Who does Irwin say that Gordon looked like?
(a) Lil' Abner.
(b) Sydney Greenstreet.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Abe Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marion go inside in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Marion say that Katherine would do with Robert's ring?

3. What sound is heard in the background throughout Act 1, Scene 4?

4. How long does Isobel say that she hasn't seen Katherine drink in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What does Marion say that she and Tom are willing to do with Irwin's salary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interrupts the seduction between Irwin and Rhonda in Act 2?

2. Why does Isobel hesitate in signing the contract with Tom and Marion?

3. What does Katherine say they taught her to do in AA when she was angry? How does she feel about it?

4. Why does Marion explode at Isobel in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 4? What is taking place at the beginning of this scene?

6. What does Marion accuse Isobel of not wanting to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

7. Describe the setting of Act 1, Scene 1. What happens before anyone speaks?

8. Why is Isobel not around the office much in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. What does Katherine say happened with her first boyfriend--then the second and the third?

10. What does Marion ask Isobel about their father's death in Act 1, Scene 1? What does Isobel say?

(see the answer keys)

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