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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merv do as a profession?
(a) He is a theater director.
(b) He makes wigs for actors.
(c) He manufactures fake fur.
(d) He manufactures statues like the one of Shiva.

2. Before Geoffrey met Pfeni, with whom did he live?
(a) His boyfriend.
(b) His mother.
(c) Pfeni's sister, Gorgeous.
(d) Sara's ex-husband.

3. Where was Merv prior to arriving at Sara's house in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He says he was in India.
(b) He says he was at a meeting of a Jewish congress.
(c) He says he was at an anti-war rally.
(d) He says he was in Israel.

4. Why does Pfeni carry her belongings in shopping bags?
(a) Pfeni's suitcases were stolen.
(b) Pfeni's grandmother said shopping bags were for "crazy people," and she wants to prove her right.
(c) Pfeni lost her suitcases while she was traveling around the world.
(d) Pfeni's grandmother always carried her things in shopping bags, and Pfeni wants to be just like her.

5. What does Merv arrive at the door with?
(a) Gorgeous, the unseen sister.
(b) A delivery.
(c) Shopping bags.
(d) A birthday cake for the party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom work?

2. What play does Pfeni quote from when she and Geoffrey are speaking at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Why does Sara say Pfeni sounds very "New York"?

4. When Merv invites himself to dinner, what does Sara suggest?

5. Why does Sara object to Tom's and Tess's relationship?

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