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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. Do Joan and Danny get along?
(a) Sometimes, they have an on-again-off-again friendship.
(b) Yes, outwardly, but secretly they hate each other.
(c) No, they despise each other.
(d) Yes, they are best friends.

2. What is one reason Bernie is upset about the amendment?
(a) He feels the amendment is unconstitutional.
(b) He feels the amendment is unnecessary, as he has the greatest respect for women.
(c) He feels the amendment is sloppy and poorly worded.
(d) He feels no one has ever written a special amendment for him.

3. What story does Joan read to her class?
(a) The story of the three little pigs.
(b) The story of Alice in Wonderland.
(c) The story of the wife who was a beautiful woman half the time, and a hag the other half.
(d) The story of Beauty and the Beast.

4. When does Bernie claim to have been in Korea?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1967.

5. What place does Danny want Deborah to ask Bernie about?
(a) England.
(b) Canada.
(c) Korea.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the play take place?

2. What game does Joan think the two children in the nursery school are playing?

3. Why does the girl invite Bernie to her room?

4. When the woman ignores Bernie and Danny after they say hello, what do they think is wrong with her?

5. After their fight, what is Deb doing when Danny tries to talk to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sex advice does Bernie give Danny after meeting Deborah?

2. Does Joan feel that she is getting wiser about relationships as she gets older? Why or why not?

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

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

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

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

7. What, in Act 2, do Joan and Deborah agree on about men?

8. After Bernie realizes Danny is serious about Deborah, what warning does he give?

9. In the movie theater, who does Bernie think looks like Deborah?

10. What is Bernie's explanation for what constitutes a "pro"?

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