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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. To what mythological figure does Ouisa compare Geoffrey when she describes him?
(a) Creon
(b) Jason
(c) Theseus
(d) Midas

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

4. In what city was Sidney Poitier born?
(a) Miami
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Selma
(d) Baltimore

5. Which of the following characters tries to leave in the chaos of applying first aid to Paul?
(a) Ouisa
(b) Paul
(c) Flan
(d) Geoffrey

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Paul, on the shooting of what movie did Sidney Poitier meet his second wife?

2. In this section, how much of an overcall does Geoffrey tell Flan he is willing to pay for the Cezanne?

3. As Flan describes his dream, he says that he does not treat his painting like what?

4. As Ouisa considers the idea of being murdered in her sleep, what does she wonder aloud?

5. At the beginning of Act 1, what aspect of his state of being does Flan repeatedly mention?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Trent and Paul's relationship end?

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

3. What is the essence of Paul's thesis?

4. What does Ouisa discover when she wakes Paul in this section?

5. How does Paul describe his father?

6. How do the Kittredges conspire to find Paul at the end of this section?

7. Why does Flan repeatedly try to silence his wife's narration throughout this section?

8. What surprise do the Kittredges have speaking with Larkin and Kitty?

9. What story do Flan and Ouisa send the New York Times?

10. How does Guare loop time in this first half of the play?

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