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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nina say she must go away in Act 1?
(a) To make money for the family.
(b) To break a curse.
(c) To find a husband.
(d) To pay her duty to Gordon.

2. Who says, "How we poor monkeys hide from ourselves behind the sounds of called words"?
(a) Marsden.
(b) Darrell.
(c) Nina.
(d) Leeds.

3. What does Marsden tell Leeds he's found in Part 1, Act 1?
(a) A letter for Nina.
(b) Nina's diary.
(c) The wedding ring for Nina.
(d) The site of Gordon's crash.

4. What does Nina tell Marsden that Darrell did after kissing her?
(a) Cried.
(b) Ran from the room.
(c) Looked disgusted with himself.
(d) Looked afraid.

5. Whose death is Nina lamenting in the beginning of the play?
(a) Gordon Shaw.
(b) Henry Leeds.
(c) Gordon Evans.
(d) Sam Evans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nina ask to come upstairs and help her pack in Act 1?

2. What does Nina call Marsden at the end of Act 2?

3. Whom does Marsden suspect his mother is jealous of?

4. What about Nina causes concern for her father in Part 1, Act 1?

5. Where has Marsden been before the play begins?

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