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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sam, disgusted, tells Rose that this man will want only one thing in return for his assistance. How does she respond?
(a) That is what she is hoping.
(b) No one gets anything for free, and perhaps it would be worth it to get out of her current situation.
(c) What he says is not true.
(d) If that is true, then she will not go along with this man's plan.

2. Who leads the rants about the current demise of society, the higher divorce rate, premarital sex, smoking, birth control, and hippies?
(a) Mr. Kaplan.
(b) Mr. Maurrant.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mrs. Jones.

3. Why does the group begin to break up?
(a) It is becoming too hot.
(b) They are leaving to go to bed.
(c) They must go to work.
(d) They are tired of arguing.

4. What happens when Sam tries to stop Mr. Maurrant?
(a) He yells at Sam.
(b) He dodges Sam.
(c) He pushes Sam aside.
(d) Sam trips.

5. When will Mrs. Hildebrand and her children be thrown out of their apartment?
(a) In one week.
(b) In one month.
(c) Next week.
(d) Tomorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Sankey look?

2. What is a constant throughout the play?

3. Why do James Henry, a city marshal, and his assistant, Fred Cullen, stop in front of the building?

4. How does Mrs. Maurrant respond when her daughter implies that Mr. Maurrant may be more kind, if her mother would not have a relationship with someone outside this marriage?

5. From where has Mr. Buchanan just got back?

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