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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 Sara say she wants to do with Geoffrey as the two of them discuss their relationship at the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Have a baby.
(b) Break up.
(c) Write a hit play.
(d) Settle down.

2. What does Sara refuse to do for Merv as they exit Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Tell a bawdy joke.
(b) Make dessert.
(c) Sing.
(d) Make love.

3. Where do Geoffrey and Pfeni say they have to go when they leave Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) A homeless shelter.
(b) A candlelight vigil.
(c) A play.
(d) A meeting.

4. What does Gorgeous say about her husband's employment in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) He lost his law firm job.
(b) He is contemplating retirement.
(c) He lost his banking job.
(d) He is moving to London to take a new job.

5. What do Sara and Pfeni do to Gorgeous at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) They beg her to move to London.
(b) They berate her for being so focused on material things.
(c) They play a clapping game with her.
(d) They playfully tickle her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merv say about his feelings for his late wife during Act 1, Scene 4?

2. When Gorgeous enters Act 2, Scene 2, what does she say she is tired of?

3. When the sisters Rosensweig open the wine, what do they toast to?

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Sara say about the world Merv thinks they are both from?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, after their night together, who does Sara say would be a better match for Merv?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is implied by Geoffrey in his scene with Pfeni when he talks of friends dying unfulfilled?

2. How does Gorgeous think her sisters feel about her?

3. What does Sara reveal to Merv in Act 1, Scene 4, about her emotional state?

4. How is Sara closer to her true self after Act 2, Scene 2?

5. How does Merv compare Sara to pre-war Jewish women?

6. How does the unseen character of Sonia fit into Act 1, Scene 4?

7. Which sister seems to be the most truthful in Act 2, Scene 1 and why?

8. What is represented by the Yiddish recording Sara plays?

9. Describe the mood as Act 1, Scene 4 opens.

10. Why might Sara refuse to sing for Merv?

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