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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sabina says that a few years ago, everyone got through what event, "by the skin of our teeth"?
(a) The Earthquake.
(b) The Ice Age.
(c) The Depression.
(d) The War.

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. What month is it at the beginning of the play?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) October.

4. When Mrs. Antrobus allows the Telegraph Boy into the house, she asks him if he has something to do. What is it?
(a) Cook over the fire.
(b) Light the fire.
(c) Open a message.
(d) Keep them warm.

5. Sabina retracts her resignation because she loves the ________ of life with the Antrobuses.
(a) Serenity.
(b) Unpredictability.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Stability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Antrobus asks Sabina if she milked what?

2. What is Sabina wearing when she appears in the play for the first time?

3. According to the stage directions, how old is the Telegraph Boy?

4. Where do the Antrobus' live?

5. What is moving into America at the beginning of the play?

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