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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 describes the men's humor?
(a) Highbrow.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Slapstick.
(d) Romantic.

2. What news does the letter contain?
(a) Joy's husband has had an affair and wants a divorce.
(b) Joy's book of poetry is going to be published.
(c) Joy's mother has died.
(d) Joy's husband has died.

3. What does Joy tell Lewis about Douglas?
(a) He is settling in well.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He wants to live with his father.
(d) He is failing in school.

4. Why is Joy marrying Lewis?
(a) So Douglas will have a father.
(b) She loves him.
(c) British citizenship.
(d) She has no money.

5. When Lewis enters, he begins to address whom?
(a) The audience.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) A young woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lewis doing when Warnie enters the room?

2. What does Lewis ask Joy?

3. What is Joy preparing to do as the scene ends?

4. What does Lewis offer to Joy?

5. Why does Joy hesitate at Lewis' invitation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Joy and Lewis talk about? What does Joy tell Lewis that she warns him about ahead of time?

2. What does Lewis say about pain, suffering, and love? What benefit does he believe that suffering has?

3. What do Lewis and Warnie find when they reach the hospital? What does the doctor tell them?

4. What topic does Lewis discuss as the scene opens? What does he reveal to the audience?

5. What are Warnie and Lewis doing as this scene opens? What does Lewis admit to Warnie?

6. Where does scene 1 open? Describe the location. Who is present as the scene opens?

7. Why is everyone cautious in this scene? What are they afraid of?

8. How do Lewis and Warnie feel about Joy's impending visit to their home? Why is she coming?

9. What does Lewis do in this scene? Who does he address? What topics does he discuss?

10. What letter does Lewis receive? What does the scene reveal about the sender?

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