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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sara's self-assessment on the morning after her night with Merv?
(a) She says she is smart and remote.
(b) She says she is a yenta.
(c) She says she is warm and energetic.
(d) She says she is cold and bitter.

2. What does Gorgeous first say about their mother in Act 2, Scene 2, after the revelations about the Sisters Rosensweig's relationships?
(a) She did a wonderful job raising them.
(b) She should have explained more about sex.
(c) She did an awful job raising them.
(d) She should have emphasized their Jewish faith more.

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

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

5. What does Gorgeous say Sara should do in the role each of them play as three sisters?
(a) She should assume the role of the advice-giver.
(b) She should assume the role of the "fun" one.
(c) She should assume the role of the carefree traveler and see the world.
(d) She should assume the mothering role.

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

7. What do Tom and Tess say they have to do as they leave Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Plan a candleight vigil.
(b) Deliver costumes to the theatre.
(c) Visit his father.
(d) Go out for pizza as neither one liked the dinner.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gorgeous imply about her marriage in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

3. What happens when Gorgeous tries to leave Act 2, Scene 1?

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after her night with Merv, what does Sara say caused her illness?

5. What does Sara knock over during Act 1, Scene 4?

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