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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gorgeous characterize herself?
(a) She says she is quick-witted.
(b) She says she is devout.
(c) She says she is "funsy."
(d) She says she is "winsome."

2. What does Gorgeous say about Sara after their exchange about the ceremony?
(a) She says Sara misspoke some of the words during the ceremony.
(b) She says Sara should lead the ceremony next time.
(c) She says Sara is a shining example of a faithful Jew.
(d) She says Sara is a hard woman.

3. What social situation concerns Tess?
(a) The monarchy in England is corrupt.
(b) People are using drugs.
(c) There are homeless living by the train tracks.
(d) The AIDS epidemic is growing.

4. What cause do Tom and Tess support?
(a) A social revolution in Eastern Europe.
(b) Animal rights.
(c) An anti-war manifesto.
(d) An artist's movement.

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

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

7. What does Sara say men usually feel about her?
(a) She is fragile.
(b) She is intimidating.
(c) She is attractive.
(d) She is too liberated.

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

9. Whose side does Merv take in the debate that is occurring at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Nick's side.
(b) Tom and Tess's side.
(c) Sara's side.
(d) He does not appear to have an opinion.

10. What other play is referenced in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The Scarlet Pimpernel.
(c) Cats.
(d) Hamlet.

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

12. What have Geoffrey and Pfeni done in honor of Sara's birthday?
(a) Had a painting commisssioned in her honor.
(b) Written a poem in her honor.
(c) Rewritten lyrics in her honor.
(d) Written a one-act play in her honor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the close of Act 1, Scene 2, Sara makes and announcement. What does Sara say will occur in a half-hour?

2. When Pfeni tells a story about their childhood in New York, what does Sara feel she is doing?

3. Where does Tom work?

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

5. What sort of surgery has Sara had as revealed in Act 1, Scene 2?

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