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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 clothing item causes a fight between Danny and Deborah?
(a) A button-down shirt.
(b) Pantyhose.
(c) A skirt.
(d) Socks.

2. What is the one thing Deborah really wants Danny to talk to her about?
(a) She wants to talk about his childhood.
(b) She wants to talk about marriage.
(c) She wants to talk about his feelings.
(d) She wants to talk about Faulkner.

3. What confession does Danny make to Deborah?
(a) He is leaving town in the morning.
(b) He is married.
(c) He has stolen her money.
(d) He is in love with her.

4. What does Joan say that upsets Bernie?
(a) She has a husband and baby at home.
(b) She is a serial killer.
(c) She does not like dogs.
(d) She does not find him sexually attractive.

5. How old is Deborah?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Twenty-seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Deborah go after moving out of Danny's apartment?

2. In what year does the play take place?

3. What word does Deborah's mother confuse for "cookie" in Deborah's childhood?

4. Do Joan and Danny get along?

5. What does the girl pull out from under her bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bernie so offended by Joan's dismissal at the singles bar?

2. What does Joan do when she discovers the children playing doctor?

3. How does Danny attempt to pick up Deborah in the library?

4. What question regarding religion and sex does Bernie's television program pose?

5. During Danny and Deborah's all-night argument, what is the essential problem?

6. What does Bernie say about Deborah's profession, upon meeting her for the first time?

7. What is the significance of Deborah and Danny's fight over the shampoo?

8. Why have Bernie and Danny gone to the beach?

9. What two things does Bernie suggest to Danny about attracting women?

10. When Danny gets angry and kicks the elevator, what advice does Bernie give him?

(see the answer keys)

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