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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Act 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Nina named her baby?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Sam.
(c) Ned.
(d) Charlie.

2. How old is Gordon in Act 7?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Eleven.
(d) One.

3. What does Nina speak about in her thoughts at the end of Act 5?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) The land.
(d) The tide.

4. What does Marsden intuitively know about Nina?
(a) That she had an abortion.
(b) That she is leaving Evans.
(c) That she secretly loves him.
(d) That she sold their papers.

5. Who says, "Now, well, at least I've improved. I'm not afraid of my own shadow anymore"?
(a) Marsden.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Evans.
(d) Nina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Darrell feel is the only "sane" person in the family circle?

2. Who begins sobbing the moment Nina arrives at the door in Act 2?

3. What does Marsden ask Darrell about?

4. Where does Act 5 take place?

5. Who speaks first in soliloquy in Part 1, Act 1 (the beginning of the play)?

(see the answer key)

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