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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 is Nick's birthday gift to Sara?
(a) Candlesticks.
(b) A framed picture of the three sisters.
(c) A plain tea kettle.
(d) A book.

2. What does Merv say about his feelings for his late wife during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) He said he despised her.
(b) He says he loved her.
(c) He said he loved her until she cheated on him.
(d) He said he married her for money.

3. What does Sara say about her and Merv when she enters Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) There is no possible future.
(b) They had a terrible fight.
(c) They are making plans for the future.
(d) They are totally compatible.

4. What is the name of the friend Merv and Sara have in common?
(a) Susan.
(b) Stella.
(c) Sonia.
(d) Sadie.

5. What compliment does Geoffrey pay to Pfeni during their conversation at the start of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) She is capable of being alone.
(b) She is beautiful.
(c) She is intelligent.
(d) She knows who she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after her night with Merv, what does Sara say caused her illness?

2. After the confrontations in Act 2, Scene 1, which sister of the Sisters Rosensweig seems to be the most honest about their lives?

3. What is the subtext or implied by Geoffrey's comment about his friends' lives in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Sara say to Merv to deflect the difficult conversation they are having the morning after their night together?

5. What does Merv say about the circumstances of his wife's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain why Pfeni and Geoffrey were first drawn to each other and crazy about each other when they met.

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