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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 82-94).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A painting by what artist hangs above the stage during the play?
(a) Motherwell
(b) Cezanne
(c) de Kooning
(d) Kandinsky

2. To what literary character does Ouisa compare Trent Conway in this section?
(a) Madame Bovary
(b) Iago
(c) Scheherazade
(d) Henry Higgins

3. Who else's death do Larkin and Kitty witness the week they see Rick's?
(a) Larkin's mother's
(b) A cab driver's
(c) Paul's
(d) A homeless man's

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

5. Which of the following would-be presidential assassins is mentioned in Paul's thesis?
(a) Hinckley
(b) Zangara
(c) Fromme
(d) Bycke

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Paul repeat over and over as Ouisa tries to wake him in this section?

2. What does Tess suggest her mother should have done with Paul?

3. In what country does Paul say he grew up?

4. Where in New York did the schoolteacher who is the initial subject of Paul's thesis work?

5. Which New York periodical publishes the Kittredges' story in this section?

(see the answer key)

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