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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Antrobus says that she does not believe that sleeping with a window open is what?
(a) Painful.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Necessary.
(d) Harmful.

2. Who asked the refugees to come to the Antrobus' house?
(a) Henry.
(b) Mrs. Antrobus.
(c) Mr. Antrobus.
(d) Sabina.

3. Henry's old name that two of his teachers called him, is what?
(a) Cain.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Abel.
(d) Noah.

4. The Telegraph Boy sings a song celebrating what?
(a) The anniversary of their son's death.
(b) Sabina's birthday.
(c) The Antrobus' anniversary.
(d) Mrs. Antrobus' birthday.

5. Mrs. Antrobus asks Sabina if she milked what?
(a) The dinosaur.
(b) The cow.
(c) The elephant.
(d) The mammoth.

6. Mrs. Antrobus orders Henry to cheer up his father by reciting what?
(a) The inventions his father has created.
(b) Poetry.
(c) The Constitution.
(d) The times tables.

7. Who beings passing up things to the stage as Act I ends?
(a) Theater ushers.
(b) Theater designers.
(c) Theater stagehands.
(d) Theater security.

8. Where does Mrs. Antrobus send the children so that she can talk to Mr. Antrobus alone?
(a) The playroom.
(b) Their rooms.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The study.

9. Where do the Antrobus' live?
(a) New Connecticut.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

10. What is Sabina wearing when she appears in the play for the first time?
(a) A skirt.
(b) A uniform.
(c) A jumper.
(d) A dark blue pant suit.

11. During the Fortune Teller's speech she heckles the audience about letting what slip away from them?
(a) Their virtue.
(b) Their role.
(c) The past.
(d) The main point.

12. When Gladys returns with Mr. Antrobus' slippers, she begs him to do what?
(a) Praise her just once.
(b) Look at her just once.
(c) Sing to her just once.
(d) Teach her something just once.

13. What is one of Mr. Antrobus' most notable achievements?
(a) Classifying the insects.
(b) Classifying the birds.
(c) Classifying the animals.
(d) Classifying the fish.

14. What does Mr. Antrobus tell Mrs. Antrobus to do to save them from the cold?
(a) Build a bigger fire.
(b) Invent something that warms everyone.
(c) Discover electric fire.
(d) Burn everything in the house.

15. How many weeks notice does Sabina give Mrs. Antrobus?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Mr. Antrobus drills Henry in the times tables, what does he order Mrs. Antrobus to teach Gladys?

2. What food does Sabina make to feed the refugees?

3. Why does Sabina ask the audience to pass things up for the fire?

4. How does Mrs. Antrobus describe the song the Telegraph Boy sings?

5. How many people speak during a monologue?

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