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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 "funsy."
(b) She says she is devout.
(c) She says she is "winsome."
(d) She says she is quick-witted.

2. Who joins in the childhood game Sara and Pfeni play?
(a) Greoffrey.
(b) Tess.
(c) Nick.
(d) A representation of Shiva.

3. What does Geoffrey say about his relationship with Pfeni?
(a) He says they need to spend more time together.
(b) He says it would be perfect if she would only agree to marry him.
(c) He says it is perfect.
(d) He says he is miserable.

4. What does Gorgeous say Sara has become?
(a) A pessimistic woman.
(b) A vain woman.
(c) A hard woman.
(d) An unfulfilled woman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. According to Geoffrey, he is responsible for educating Pfeni about what?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Jewish history.
(c) Art and theater.
(d) Indian mythology.

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

13. What sort of surgery has Sara had as revealed in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) An appendectomy.
(b) A facelift.
(c) A hysterectomy.
(d) A nose job.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What compliment does Merv pay Sara in Act 1, Scene 3's close?

2. What would Geoffrey like to do with the delegation?

3. Which of these is a personality trait of Gorgeous as exhibited in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What cause do Tom and Tess support?

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

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