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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. When Pfeni first arrives, she is late. Who or what does she blame that on?
(a) She was distracted by a shopping expedition.
(b) A broken watch.
(c) A late train.
(d) An Indian taxi driver.

2. What does Sara say men usually feel about her?
(a) She is fragile.
(b) She is too liberated.
(c) She is attractive.
(d) She is intimidating.

3. What sort of mother did the sisters Rosensweig appear to have?
(a) A warm and supportive mother.
(b) A critical mother.
(c) An alcoholic mother.
(d) An absent mother.

4. How does Pfeni exit Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) She hears Tess calling her and runs in the direction of her voice.
(b) She gets upset and leaves the room sobbing.
(c) She is carried off by Geoffrey.
(d) She gathers her shopping bags and leaves in a huff.

5. What does Gorgeous do for a living?
(a) She works in musical theater.
(b) She teaches.
(c) She is an artist,
(d) She hosts a radio call-in show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sara say she is grateful for as she makes a brief speech in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What does Pfeni tell Gregory about Sara's opinion of their relationship?

3. Who joins in the childhood game Sara and Pfeni play?

4. Why is Sara critical of Pfeni's career?

5. What do Sara and Nick discuss during the party debate in Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we learn about the time setting of this play in Act 1, Sceen 3, and what indicates that?

2. What is the Concert of Europe?

3. What is learned about the unseen mother of the three sisters in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What might be said about the relationships between mothers and daughters in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What is the basis for the political arguments in Act 1, Scene 3?

6. Describe the character of Merv.

7. What is represented by Sara's rejection of the statue of Shiva?

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

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

10. What is Sara's opinion of Geoffrey and Pfeni's relationship, and how is this revealed?

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