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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merv say about Sara's demeanor the morning after their night together?
(a) She is fragile.
(b) She is haughty.
(c) She manages to be cold and warm at the same time.
(d) She is mercenary.

2. What does Gorgeous think the Concert of Europe is?
(a) A musical concert.
(b) A partitioning of Eastern Europe.
(c) A political group.
(d) A rock group.

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

4. Why doesn't Tess take the statue of Shiva?
(a) Tess's boyfriend would disapprove.
(b) Tess is not superstitious.
(c) Tess says Sara needs it more than she does.
(d) Tess is Catholic.

5. The morning after their night together, to whom does Merv compare Sara?
(a) Jewish women he's seen in photos from pre-war Europe.
(b) His late wife.
(c) His former lover, Sonia.
(d) His sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merv say about his former wife?

2. What is one of Merv's concerns regarding the discussion at the opening of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is Geoffrey's profession?

4. How does Gorgeous characterize herself?

5. What does Sara say about the nickname Merv calls her during Act 1, Scene 4?

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