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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 Tom say that Marion is all the time?
(a) Angry.
(b) Christian.
(c) Cowardly.
(d) Loving.

2. What does Irwin ask Isobel to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Look at him.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Make love to him.
(d) Kill him.

3. Why is Tom building a swimming pool in his back garden?
(a) For the kids.
(b) For the dog.
(c) For Isobel.
(d) To baptize people.

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) Robert's bedroom.
(b) Marion's office.
(c) Isobel's office.
(d) Robert's lawn.

5. What does Katherine suggest to Isobel in regards to the deal with Tom?
(a) To run away.
(b) To fire Irwin.
(c) To do it.
(d) To fire him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Katherine say she's going to work in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Isobel say you can see if you look carefully round Tom's chest?

3. What words does Irwin say are like a hand enclosing his heart?

4. Who says, "The best way--I was explaining this to Tom and Marion this morning--to get good work in our field is to leave people alone"?

5. Who sits in the chair in the dark in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tom bring in with him Act 1, Scene 4? What do they mean?

2. Why doesn't Marion like Katherine?

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

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

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

6. Who does Katherine say wants to invest in the firm? Why?

7. Who leaves a letter outside the door in Act 1, Scene 3? What does it say? What does Isobel say?

8. What is different about the embrace between Tom and Marion in the end of the play?

9. What does Marion say about Tom's trustworthiness in business in Act 1, Scene 4?

10. What does Marion say about Isobel to Irwin after hearing about their breakup?

(see the answer keys)

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