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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 about Pfeni's career in Act 2, Scene 1, the day after the party?
(a) She has a calling.
(b) She should have been a teacher like their mother suggested.
(c) She is wasting her talents.
(d) She is deluding herself.

2. What does Gorgeous say she is going to have soon when she leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A real fancy pair of shoes.
(b) An expensive piece of jewelry.
(c) A television job.
(d) A ticket back home.

3. The morning after their night together, to whom does Merv compare Sara?
(a) His late wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) His former lover, Sonia.
(d) Jewish women he's seen in photos from pre-war Europe.

4. What does Sara do when Pfeni takes her hand in Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after the party?
(a) She cries.
(b) She gives her sister a fierce hug.
(c) She pulls it away.
(d) She breaks into song.

5. What happened to Gorgeous's shoe as she explains it in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She lost it after a secret tryst.
(b) She threw it at her husband.
(c) She lost it on the subway.
(d) She got the heel caught in the escalator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Merv say he knew the friend that he and Sara have in common during Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What does Gorgeous say about her husband's employment in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. After revealing how she spent the night, in Act 2, Scene 1, what does Pfeni say about her feelings?

4. What does Geoffrey say about Sara and her work as they talk during the opening of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. On what pretext does Gorgeous send Geoffrey away when he exits Act 2, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, what is spoken about passion?

2. What secrets that Gorgeous has been hiding are revealed in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What sort of emotions does Pfeni seem to exhibit about her work?

4. Why might Sara refuse to sing for Merv?

5. How is Pfeni closer to her true self after Act 2, Scene 2?

6. Describe Pfeni and Geoffrey's relationship in Act 2, Scene 1.

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

8. Explain the two epiphanies Geoffrey has at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2 regarding Pfeni.

9. What is Sara's response to Merv's compliments in Act 2, Scene 1?

10. Who do the three sisters toast and why?

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