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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. In this section, Flan repeated mentions not wanting to be accused of what?
(a) Idiocy
(b) Discourteousness
(c) Libel
(d) Racism

2. At the end of this section, Ouisa tells Flan that God's name is what?
(a) Geoffrey
(b) Paul
(c) Sidney
(d) Cezanne

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

4. At what time does Ouisa wake up the night after the dinner with Paul?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

5. How many workers does Ouisa say Geoffrey has working in one of his mines?
(a) 1,700
(b) 70,000
(c) 22,000
(d) 800

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Sidney Poitier use to characterize the two American debates on life?

2. According to Paul, Sidney Poitier lived for a time in a bus station across the street from what?

3. At the beginning of this section, Flan describes a painting by what artist?

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

5. What does Geoffrey say amazes him about New York in his first line?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the two sets of parents in this section try to track down Sidney Poitier?

2. What mistake does Ouisa make while trying to apply first aid to Paul?

3. How is Geoffrey's financial situation strange?

4. How does Paul describe his father?

5. What offer does Paul make the Kittredges regarding dinner?

6. During the opening moments of the play, what do Ouisa and Flan do onstage?

7. Why does the Detective now have a case against Paul at the end of this section?

8. What does Sidney Poitier say to Ouisa in her dream?

9. Describe the humorous comparison Ouisa makes regarding Geoffrey's wealth.

10. What do the Kittredges do when Paul tries to leave?

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