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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. How does Mary blackmail Rosalie into saying she saw things she didn't?
(a) By threatening to hurt her.
(b) By promising to be her best friend.
(c) By threatening to say she stole the bracelet.
(d) By promising to give her money.

2. Who speaks of funny noises coming from Karen Wright's room?
(a) Mary.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Lois.
(d) Peggy.

3. Who has told Horace not to drink much coffee?
(a) Dr. Reeves.
(b) Addie.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Dr. Summers.

4. Who says, "How could he miss them if he never looks at them?"
(a) Oscar.
(b) Leo.
(c) Ben.
(d) Joe Horns.

5. What did Birdie's mother used to give her elderberry wine for when she was young?
(a) Hiccoughs.
(b) A cold.
(c) Fever.
(d) Stomach cramps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old is Addie?

2. Who is killed in Act III of "Days to Come"?

3. Where does Act III of "The Children's Hour" take place?

4. Where has Karen seen the flowers that are in the vase that Mary is holding?

5. Who is Karen and Martha's first visitor in Act III of "The Children's Hour"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Julie says she's been searching for during her conversation with Whalen.

2. How does Mrs. Tilford find out that she was wrong to accuse Karen and Martha?

3. Describe Firth in the third act of "Days to Come."

4. What are some of the things that Cora complains about during the first act of "Days to Come"?

5. Why is Whalen trying to keep the laborers from fighting with the strike breakers?

6. What does Oscar think about shooting for sport?

7. "The Children's Hour" was author Lillian Hellman's first play. Who did she dedicate it to?

8. What happens to Martha after she admits her love to Karen?

9. What does Martha realize after learning that Joe and Karen broke up?

10. What happens with the students at the school in Act II of "The Children's Hour"?

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