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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Write a hit play.
(b) Have a baby.
(c) Settle down.
(d) Break up.

3. What does Sara refuse to do for Merv as they exit Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Sing.
(b) Make love.
(c) Make dessert.
(d) Tell a bawdy joke.

4. Who clears the dinner table at the opening of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Sara.
(b) Pfeni.
(c) Tess.
(d) Gorgeous.

5. After revealing how she spent the night, in Act 2, Scene 1, what does Pfeni say about her feelings?
(a) She was bored out of her mind.
(b) She felt left out.
(c) She was both excited and guilty about the project.
(d) She felt

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

7. What name does Merv call Sara by when they are left alone during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Gorgeous.
(b) Angel.
(c) Smiling Sara.
(d) Sadie.

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

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

10. What do Tess and Tom reveal during Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) They saw Sara and Merv dancing together.
(b) They heard Sara and Merv arguing.
(c) They don't trust Merv in the slightest.
(d) They they think Sara is having a nervous breakdown.

11. What is the second of Geoffrey's realizations about himself in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He wants to be a pop singer.
(b) He is more interested in being celibate than being with Pfeni.
(c) He is ready to move to New York.
(d) He is more interested in men than women.

12. 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.

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

14. When she knocks the item over, what does she do during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) She cries.
(b) She laughs and makes a joke about her clumsiness.
(c) She runs from the room.
(d) She straightens it and then continues cleaning.

15. What compliment does Geoffrey pay to Pfeni during their conversation at the start of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She is intelligent.
(b) She is capable of being alone.
(c) She is beautiful.
(d) She knows who she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tom and Tess say they have to do as they leave Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What does Pfeni say abut Goeffrey's potential as a husband during Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What literary work is referred to in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. How does Merv say he knew the friend that he and Sara have in common during Act 1, Scene 4?

5. What does Gorgeous say she is going to have soon when she leaves Act 2, Scene 1?

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