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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 14-26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Christian prayer do Flan and Ouisa recite at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The Nicean Creed
(b) Hail Mary
(c) Now I lay me down to sleep...
(d) Our Father

2. In Paul's description of his father, Sidney Poitier claims that growing up his family was so poor they did not even own what?
(a) The IOUs they held
(b) Dirt
(c) Air
(d) Their shoes

3. At the end of this section, Flan compares not thinking about two million dollars to trying not to think of what animal?
(a) An ostrich
(b) A cow
(c) A cat
(d) An elephant

4. What negative world does Ouisa repeat over and over throughout the first couple minutes of the play?
(a) Horrific
(b) Awful
(c) Terrifying
(d) Ghastly

5. According to Paul, Sidney Poitier lived for a time in a bus station across the street from what?
(a) The Flatiron Building
(b) The Chrysler Building
(c) Grand Central Station
(d) Madison Square Garden

Short Answer Questions

1. Reveling in the dining options in this section, Geoffrey says that New York is the what of the twentieth century?

2. In what country are the coal miners whom Gorbachev is cheering, according to Ouisa?

3. What is the second prized item that Flan checks at the top of the play?

4. Flan is shocked that his son lets Paul call him what?

5. In this section, Paul mentions attending a film festival with his father in what country?

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