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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 delegation is Geoffrey expecting?
(a) A delegation of American theater owners.
(b) A delegation of foreign dignitaries.
(c) A delegation of homeless people.
(d) A delegation of revolutionaries.

2. What social situation concerns Tess?
(a) People are using drugs.
(b) There are homeless living by the train tracks.
(c) The AIDS epidemic is growing.
(d) The monarchy in England is corrupt.

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

4. When Pfeni tells a story about their childhood in New York, what does Sara feel she is doing?
(a) Purposely forgetting all about their Jewish traditions.
(b) Romanticizing their younger years.
(c) Justifying her behavior.
(d) Telling lies about their younger years just to impress Tess.

5. Why does Sara object to Tom's and Tess's relationship?
(a) Tom is a revolutionary.
(b) Tom is too possessive of Tess.
(c) Sara thinks Tess is too young to have a boyfriend.
(d) Tom is not American.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gorgeous say about their father?

2. What sort of mother did the sisters Rosensweig appear to have?

3. How do Merv and Geoffrey know each other?

4. What cause do Tom and Tess support?

5. What sort of surgery has Sara had as revealed in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, what can be inferred from Sara's participation--or lack thereof--in the political discussions that occur?

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

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

4. Describe the relationship between Geoffrey and Pfeni.

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

6. What does Gorgeous appear to be interested in?

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

8. How does Sara appear to feel about her past?

9. How could the character of Gorgeous be described?

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

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