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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gorgeous say about Geoffrey's friends when she first encounters Merv?
(a) She says they all find her attractive.
(b) She says they all like musical theater.
(c) She says they are all boorish.
(d) She says they are all Jewish.

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

3. What does Merv say about his former wife?
(a) She was a shrew.
(b) She was unfaithful.
(c) She was intimidating.
(d) She was never threatening.

4. What is Geoffrey's profession?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He sells faux furs.
(c) He is a theater director.
(d) He is a costume designer.

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

6. What does Gorgeous encourage Sara to do as the two sister discuss Sara's surgery and subsequent events in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Travel to India with Pfeni.
(b) Talk about her feelings.
(c) Return to America.
(d) See a psychiatrist.

7. What does the statue of Shiva represent?
(a) Shiva is a muse.
(b) Shiva is the goddess of love.
(c) Shiva is the goddess of destruction and renewal.
(d) Shiva is the goddess of death.

8. What does Gorgeous say about her current situation in London?
(a) It is very tiring.
(b) It is very exhilierating.
(c) It is very educational.
(d) It is very lonely.

9. How does Sara feel about the Sabbath ceremony?
(a) She says she wishes their mother was there to lead it.
(b) She is very respectful.
(c) She says Gorgeous is not orthodox enough.
(d) She ridicules it.

10. When Pfeni tells a story about their childhood in New York, what does Sara feel she is doing?
(a) Romanticizing their younger years.
(b) Purposely forgetting all about their Jewish traditions.
(c) Justifying her behavior.
(d) Telling lies about their younger years just to impress Tess.

11. How many times has Sara been married?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

13. What delegation is Geoffrey expecting?
(a) A delegation of foreign dignitaries.
(b) A delegation of revolutionaries.
(c) A delegation of homeless people.
(d) A delegation of American theater owners.

14. Whose birthday is to be celebrated?
(a) Pfeni's.
(b) Sara's.
(c) Tess's.
(d) Nick's.

15. What do Marv and Tess discuss at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The Concert for Bangladesh.
(b) The Concert of Europe.
(c) The beautiful Sabbath ceremony.
(d) Merv's attrraction to Sara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gorgeous live?

2. What do Sara and Nick discuss during the party debate in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

4. Why does Sara complain to Pfeni about Tess?

5. What does Geoffrey suddenly remember before he exits Act 1, Scene 2?

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