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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Gorgeous's shoe as she explains it in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She threw it at her husband.
(b) She lost it after a secret tryst.
(c) She lost it on the subway.
(d) She got the heel caught in the escalator.

2. What is the name of the friend Merv and Sara have in common?
(a) Sonia.
(b) Stella.
(c) Susan.
(d) Sadie.

3. The morning after their night together, to whom does Merv compare Sara?
(a) Jewish women he's seen in photos from pre-war Europe.
(b) His former lover, Sonia.
(c) His sister.
(d) His late wife.

4. When the sisters Rosensweig open the wine, what do they toast to?
(a) Sisterhood.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Israel.
(d) New beginnings.

5. Where do Geoffrey and Pfeni say they have to go when they leave Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A meeting.
(b) A play.
(c) A candlelight vigil.
(d) A homeless shelter.

6. When Gorgeous enters Act 2, Scene 2, what does she say she is tired of?
(a) Keeping up her appearances.
(b) Her sisters judging her.
(c) Her radio job.
(d) London--she is ready to go home.

7. What is Nick's birthday gift to Sara?
(a) A plain tea kettle.
(b) A book.
(c) A framed picture of the three sisters.
(d) Candlesticks.

8. What literary work is referred to in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The play Hedda Gabler.
(b) The play Three Sisters.
(c) The play Hamlet.
(d) A novel by the Jewish writer Chaim Potok.

9. What does Sara confess to Merv as Act 1, Scene 4 draws to a close?
(a) She has had many affairs over the years.
(b) She hates musical theatre.
(c) She is a secret donor to the Eastern Europe revolutionaries.
(d) She is lonely.

10. What does Sara accuse Gorgeous of in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Acting like a brat.
(b) Acting like a foolish gossip.
(c) Acting like a child.
(d) Acting like their mother.

11. When Gorgeous is alone with Pfeni during Act 2, Scene 1, what does she say about Geoffrey?
(a) That they should elope--they are not getting any younger.
(b) That it is time for Pfeni to face facts--they are not suited to one another.
(c) That Pfeni clearly is madly in love with him.
(d) That she should work harder to get Geoffrey to propose.

12. In Act 2, Scene 1, after their night together, who does Sara say would be a better match for Merv?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Gorgeous.
(c) Pfeni.
(d) Sonia.

13. What does Sara do when Pfeni takes her hand in Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after the party?
(a) She pulls it away.
(b) She breaks into song.
(c) She cries.
(d) She gives her sister a fierce hug.

14. What does Geoffrey say about so many of his friends as he speaks to Pfeni at the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They lived anonymously.
(b) They lived life to the fullest.
(c) They died unfulfilled.
(d) They died of broken hearts.

15. What does Merv say about the circumstances of his wife's death?
(a) Merv says it occurred as she was coming into her own as a person.
(b) Merv says it occurred just as they were going to depart on an around-the-world trip.
(c) Merv says it was a brutal, drawn-out death over many years.
(d) Merv says both he and his wife were in total denial about it up until the very end.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 2, what is the first of Geoffrey's realizations about himself?

2. What is the subtext or implied by Geoffrey's comment about his friends' lives in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What question does Merv pose about his wife's death during Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What does Geoffrey say about Sara and her work as they talk during the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. After the confrontations in Act 2, Scene 1, which sister of the Sisters Rosensweig seems to be the most honest about their lives?

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