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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tess listening to when Pfeni arrives?
(a) British punk music.
(b) A song with deep personal meaning to her.
(c) A recording of a women's chorus her mother used to sing with as a young woman.
(d) A book on tape.

2. What does Gorgeous do for a living?
(a) She is an artist,
(b) She works in musical theater.
(c) She hosts a radio call-in show.
(d) She teaches.

3. What does Gorgeous search for at the close of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A cake cutter.
(b) Candles.
(c) Champagne glasses.
(d) Dessert plates.

4. When Merv invites himself to dinner, what does Sara suggest?
(a) He should instead find a restaurant.
(b) He should make some pre-dinner cocktails.
(c) He should prepare himself because she is a terrible cook.
(d) He should make himself at home.

5. 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 tell a long joke.
(d) They recite a rhyming poem.

6. How do Merv and Geoffrey know each other?
(a) Through the Jewish temple.
(b) Through the theater.
(c) Through a friend.
(d) Through their political affiliations.

7. How does Sara deflect conversation about social conditions?
(a) She talks about her relationship with Geoffrey.
(b) She talks about Jewish food.
(c) She talks about Hong Kong.
(d) She talks about her latest shopping spree.

8. What do Geoffrey and Pfeni wear when they enter Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Disco outfits.
(b) Lounging pajamas.
(c) Costumes.
(d) Formal wear.

9. Why doesn't Tess want Nick to come to dinner?
(a) Nick is not a vegetarian.
(b) Nick has poor table manners.
(c) Tess thinks Nick is secretly in love with her.
(d) Tess dislikes Nick's capitalist values.

10. At the close of Act 1, Scene 2, Sara makes and announcement. What does Sara say will occur in a half-hour?
(a) Cocktails.
(b) A big secret will be announced.
(c) A game of charades as an ice-breaker for the party.
(d) Another ceremony.

11. What do Sara and Nick discuss during the party debate in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Nick's attraction toward Gorgeous.
(b) The economic reperscussions of the Concert of Europe.
(c) The plight of displaced Jews.
(d) The beautiful Sabbath ceremony.

12. What expression does Sara use to express what she expects of Tess?
(a) She should be a "femme fatale."
(b) She should be a "nice Jewish girl."
(c) She should be a "woman of substance."
(d) She should be a "bookworm."

13. What is Nick's reaction to the global situation?
(a) He passionately shouts that they must do something.
(b) He wants to write a check to help the cause.
(c) He gets teary-eyed.
(d) He does not appear to care.

14. What childhood game do Pfeni and Sara play?
(a) A clapping game.
(b) Hopscotch.
(c) Hide 'n' Seek.
(d) Marco Polo.

15. What does Sara do as a profession?
(a) She works as a consultant.
(b) She manages a bank.
(c) She is a researcher.
(d) She sells real estate in London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gorgeous notice about the time of day near the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does Sara say about the prospect of marriage?

3. Who joins in the childhood game Sara and Pfeni play?

4. What delegation is Geoffrey expecting?

5. What is a personality trait of Sara as exhibited in Act 1, Scene 2?

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