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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gorgeous say about their father?
(a) He never taught her about money.
(b) He never had a kind word for his daughters.
(c) He taught her everything she knows.
(d) He was a womanizer.

2. How do Merv and Geoffrey know each other?
(a) Through a friend.
(b) Through their political affiliations.
(c) Through the theater.
(d) Through the Jewish temple.

3. What does Gorgeous search for at the close of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dessert plates.
(b) Candles.
(c) A cake cutter.
(d) Champagne glasses.

4. What happens to the party as Gorgeous chatters on?
(a) The party-goers grow irritated with her jokes.
(b) The party-goers grow more lively.
(c) The party divides into those who want to talk to Gorgeous and those who don't.
(d) The room goes silent.

5. What play does Pfeni quote from when she and Geoffrey are speaking at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
(b) Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
(c) Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.
(d) William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other play is referenced in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is Nick's reaction to the global situation?

3. What cause do Tom and Tess support?

4. What does Geoffrey say about his relationship with Pfeni?

5. What did Sara's surgery prevent her from doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Concert of Europe?

2. What are Sara's relationships like as seen in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What comparisons might be drawn between the Chekhov play, The Sisters, and this one?

4. What can be discerned about the sisters' father?

5. What is represented by Pfeni's traveling with shopping bags and how is this indicated in Act 1, Scene 1?

6. Describe the relationship between Geoffrey and Pfeni.

7. What are some of the things learned about Sara's surgery and her feelings about it?

8. How does Sara appear to deal with her feelings?

9. What is indicated about Tess's political views in Act 1, Scene 1?

10. What does Sara believe men's perceptions of her are, and how does Merv seem to perceive her?

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