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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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

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

4. What does Gorgeous say she is going to have soon when she leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A ticket back home.
(b) A television job.
(c) A real fancy pair of shoes.
(d) An expensive piece of jewelry.

5. In Act 2, Scene 2, why does Geoffrey say he was with Pfeni at first?
(a) He was frightened.
(b) He was bitter.
(c) He was angry.
(d) He was lonely.

6. In Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after her night with Merv, what does Sara say caused her illness?
(a) Anger.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Smoking.

7. In Act 2, Scene 2, what is the first of Geoffrey's realizations about himself?
(a) He loves leading bus tours.
(b) He is angry about his childhood.
(c) He is happiest working in the theatre.
(d) He is secretly attracted to Gorgeous.

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

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

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

11. What does Pfeni say about herself as a daughter during Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) She was devoted.
(b) She was the perfect obedient daughter.
(c) She was less than ideal.
(d) She was invisible to her mother.

12. What does Merv say about Sara's demeanor the morning after their night together?
(a) She manages to be cold and warm at the same time.
(b) She is fragile.
(c) She is haughty.
(d) She is mercenary.

13. What does Sara say to Merv to deflect the difficult conversation they are having the morning after their night together?
(a) He is her soul mate.
(b) He is being foolish.
(c) He is very nice.
(d) He is being rude.

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

15. What is Sara's reaction to Nick's gift at the close of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) She cries.
(b) She sings a song.
(c) She claps her hands with amusement.
(d) She throws it away.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sisters Rosensweig open the wine, what do they toast to?

2. What do Tess and Tom reveal during Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What does Geoffrey say about so many of his friends as he speaks to Pfeni at the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What do Tess and Sara argue about during Act 1, Scene 4?

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

(see the answer keys)

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