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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. Who is the author of the work that Peggy is reading out loud in Act I of "The Children's Hour"?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Chaucer.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. Where has Cora been having her breakfast for thirty years?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The living room.
(c) She doesn't eat breakfast.
(d) Her bedroom.

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

4. How long was Horace gone?
(a) A year.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five months.

5. What are the last words spoken in "Days to Come"?
(a) People say a lot of things they don't mean.
(b) Your animals weren't touched.
(c) For all the days to come.
(d) Get out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shivers and makes a fire in the fireplace in Act III of "The Children's Hour," perhaps for just for something to do?

2. Who does Mrs. Mortar open the front door to?

3. Where is Dr. Sloan in Act II of "The Little Foxes" ?

4. According to Mr. Marshall, Chicago will be at whose feet?

5. What's the usual dessert on Wednesdays at the Tilford home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Horace tell Regina he is doing about the stolen bonds and the inheritances he will leave?

2. Who is Lily Mortar?

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

4. How does Wilkie talk Julie out of telling her husband the truth about Whalen's whereabouts when the murder takes place?

5. Describe the Wright-Dobie School for Girls.

6. What is Horace and Regina's relationship like?

7. What does the staging information for the beginning of Act III in "Days to Come" reveal?

8. What does Regina want in exchange for the bonds, and what will she do if she doesn't get it?

9. According to Cal, what is Leo's reaction about finding out that Horace has the safety deposit box?

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

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