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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sara appears at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, what do the others do, referring to Merv?
(a) They tease her.
(b) They pull her aside and ask for details.
(c) They tell her they think it's a poor match.
(d) They give her a standing ovation.

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

3. What do Tess and Sara argue about during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Tess's appearance.
(b) Merv.
(c) Nick.
(d) Money.

4. What is the subtext or implied by Geoffrey's comment about his friends' lives in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Existential philosophy.
(b) Freedom of religion.
(c) The AIDS crisis.
(d) The Civil Rights Act.

5. What does Gorgeous imply about her marriage in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Her husband may be insane.
(b) Her husband may be hiding his assets.
(c) Her husband may be gay.
(d) Her husband may be having an affair.

6. What is Gorgeous's angry reply regarding Sara in the emotional scene during Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Sara is jealous.
(b) Sara is stubborn.
(c) Sara is a pushover.
(d) Sara only cares about money.

7. When she enters the scene, during Act 2, Scene 2, who does Sara say is outside in a red convertible?
(a) Nick.
(b) Gorgeous's husband.
(c) Merv.
(d) Geoffrey's ex-boyfriend.

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

9. What does Sara do after Merv leaves in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) She speaks to the ghost of her mother.
(b) She dances to Frank Sinatra music.
(c) She breaks into a song from Geoffrey's play.
(d) She listens to the choir recording that Tess was listening to at the very beginning of the play.

10. In Act 2, Scene 2, in a humorous story, what is revealed as Rita's advice for getting over a heartache?
(a) Family.
(b) Time.
(c) Antacid.
(d) Finding a new love.

11. What question does Merv pose about his wife's death during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Was it inevitable?
(b) Was it preventable?
(c) Was it fair?
(d) Was it a sign of God's wrath?

12. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Sara say about the world Merv thinks they are both from?
(a) It is a world she is homesick for.
(b) It is not worth pursuing.
(c) It is a world filled with life.
(d) It does not exist.

13. Who is first to comfort Pfeni after her break-up in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Tess and Tom.
(b) Gorgeous.
(c) Sara.
(d) Merv.

14. 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.

15. After the confrontations in Act 2, Scene 1, which sister of the Sisters Rosensweig seems to be the most honest about their lives?
(a) Gorgeous.
(b) Sara.
(c) Pfeni.
(d) None of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sara say about herself to Merv during Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Why does Geoffrey say he prefers pop music to Shakespeare during the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is the second of Geoffrey's realizations about himself in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What does Sara say she wants to do with Geoffrey as the two of them discuss their relationship at the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Sara say to Merv about the possibility of a liaison during Act 1, Scene 4?

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