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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 do Tom and Tess say they have to do as they leave Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Plan a candleight vigil.
(b) Go out for pizza as neither one liked the dinner.
(c) Visit his father.
(d) Deliver costumes to the theatre.

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Sara say about the world Merv thinks they are both from?
(a) It is not worth pursuing.
(b) It is a world she is homesick for.
(c) It is a world filled with life.
(d) It does not exist.

3. At the close of Act 2, Scene 2, what do the sisters say they look forward to talking about in the future over tea?
(a) Love.
(b) Religion.
(c) Life.
(d) Their pasts.

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

5. Why does Tess want her passport in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Pfeni has inspired her to go to India.
(b) She is afraid of identity theft.
(c) She and Tom are leaving the next day.
(d) She wants to go on a safari.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary work is referred to in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. The morning after their night together, to whom does Merv compare Sara?

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

4. What does Sara knock over during Act 1, Scene 4?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the significance of Merv calling Sara by the name Sadie?

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

6. Why might Sara refuse to sing for Merv?

7. What might the tea kettle Nick gifts to Sara represent?

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

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

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

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