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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Geoffrey and Pfeni do to entertain everyone at the party in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) They perform a song.
(b) They play charades.
(c) They recite a rhyming poem.
(d) They tell a long joke.

2. What is Tess's school project?
(a) A biography of her mother's early years.
(b) A series of essays on revolutionaries.
(c) A biography of a famous feminist.
(d) A science fair experiment.

3. What does Sara think of Tess's project?
(a) She thinks Tess is lying about the project.
(b) She thinks the teacher who assigned it is too liberal.
(c) She thinks Tess should concentrate on math and science.
(d) She cannot imagine that her past has any importance.

4. What is a personality trait of Sara as exhibited in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She likes to explore how she feels about everything.
(b) She makes a lot of jokes.
(c) She does not like to talk about feelings.
(d) She is very warm.

5. What play does Pfeni quote from when she and Geoffrey are speaking at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(b) Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
(c) Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.
(d) Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gorgeous's husband does not attend the party. What reason is give in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. How do the main players in this scene go into dinner at the conclusion of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is happening globally on the night of Sara's party in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What other play is referenced in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. How does Gorgeous characterize herself?

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