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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. Who arrives during the Sabbath ceremony?
(a) Tom and Tess.
(b) Geoffrey.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) The delegation.

2. What does Sara think of Tess's project?
(a) She thinks the teacher who assigned it is too liberal.
(b) She thinks Tess should concentrate on math and science.
(c) She cannot imagine that her past has any importance.
(d) She thinks Tess is lying about the project.

3. What do Marv and Tess discuss at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Merv's attrraction to Sara.
(b) The Concert for Bangladesh.
(c) The beautiful Sabbath ceremony.
(d) The Concert of Europe.

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

5. What is Gorgeous doing in London?
(a) She is visting a famous Jewish synogogue.
(b) She is seeing several plays in London's West End theater district.
(c) She never says.
(d) She is leading a bus tour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gorgeous do for a living?

2. How could the amount of time Pfeni and Geoffrey spend together be categorized?

3. What would Geoffrey like to do with the delegation?

4. What does Gorgeous think the Concert of Europe is?

5. What does Merv say about his former wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, give an example that demonstrates what is revealed about Pfeni's self-image.

4. Describe the character of Merv.

5. How does Sara act toward Merv in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

7. Sara says Pfeni sounds very "New York." What does she mean by that?

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

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

10. How could the character of Gorgeous be described?

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