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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the stage directions, how old is the Telegraph Boy?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Ten.

2. Mr. Antrobus is going to be late for dinner because he is busy developing what?
(a) Multiplication tables.
(b) Medicine.
(c) The wheel.
(d) Calculus.

3. Mrs. Antrobus lists, among her discoveries, that what is edible?
(a) The potato.
(b) The onion.
(c) The tomato.
(d) The lima bean.

4. Who says that Henry's story in Act 3 is not true?
(a) Mrs. Antrobus.
(b) Mr. Antrobus.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Sabina.

5. When Gladys runs away from Mr. Antrobus, Sabina tells him not to worry and that it will all be forgotten in how long?
(a) 10 years.
(b) A few days.
(c) A week.
(d) 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Antrobus smack Henry when he shows him the new invention?

2. Where do the Antrobus' live?

3. The story of Mr. Antrobus leading a handful to survive in the face of the rain's destruction alludes to what story in the Bible?

4. Who embodies the human capacity for compassion?

5. What musical instrument does Homer carry?

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