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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marsden say he hopes for in Act 8?
(a) Nina leaves him.
(b) Gordon loses.
(c) Evans dies.
(d) Gordon wins.

2. What does Darrell tell Nina he won't do in Act 5?
(a) Leave her.
(b) Marry anyone.
(c) Leave for Europe.
(d) Give her a child.

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

4. Who does Nina say that Gordon resembles in Act 7?
(a) Evans.
(b) His namesake.
(c) Marsden.
(d) Darrell.

5. Who convinced Darrell to go away and do research?
(a) Nina.
(b) Marsden.
(c) Evans.
(d) No one.

6. What does Nina tell Darrell in Act 5?
(a) That she's killing herself.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she's leaving him.
(d) That she's in love with Evans.

7. What does Nina call Evans at the end of Act 5?
(a) Ned.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Sam.
(d) Howard.

8. What does Darrell tell Nina is nothing to hope for in Act 8?
(a) Nina's death.
(b) Gordon's death.
(c) Gordon's marriage.
(d) Evans' death.

9. How much time passes between Acts 5 and 6?
(a) A little over a year.
(b) One decade.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Three days.

10. Why does Marsden say he's leaving in Act 6?
(a) To go to Europe.
(b) To find Sam.
(c) To write.
(d) To see Gordon.

11. Who did Masden say he saw Darrell with abroad?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) An ugly woman.
(d) A beautiful woman.

12. Where does Act 5 take place?
(a) A small house on the shore.
(b) The yacht.
(c) Leeds' study.
(d) The Evans' dining room.

13. What city does Act 7 take place in?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

14. Why does Darrell say he returned from abroad?
(a) He was dying.
(b) His father died.
(c) His wife was ill.
(d) His mother died.

15. What does Darrell say is a trap?
(a) Love.
(b) Evans.
(c) Nina's body.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nina talk about in her soliloquy at the beginning of Act 5?

2. What does Marsden decide to do in Act 8?

3. What does Marsden say he almost told Nina in Act 6?

4. Who says, "It's a wise father who knows his own child"?

5. Who arrives unexpectedly in Act 6?

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