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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what do they argue?
(a) The person who discovered America, Leif Erickson or Christopher Columbus.
(b) Where foreigners should live.
(c) Who is considered a foreigner.
(d) The history of the United States.

2. Where would Mrs. Maurrant like to go that evening, but her daughter has not come home yet?
(a) To the movies.
(b) To the concert in the park .
(c) To a Broadway show.
(d) Out to dinner.

3. Why does Miss Cushing enter the scene excitedly?
(a) She has not heard from her children in two days.
(b) She cannot find her wallet.
(c) She has won the lottery.
(d) She has just seen Mrs. Maurrant and Mr. Sankey together.

4. What happens when Mr. Sankey arrives?
(a) Everyone stops what they are doing.
(b) They continue as if he is not there.
(c) They ask where he is going.
(d) Everyone encourages him to join in.

5. What is a constant throughout the play?
(a) Bird calls.
(b) Noise: the noise of the city.
(c) The sound of the wind.
(d) A subway car going by under ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alice Simpson represent?

2. What is Sam Kaplan's opinion of the concert he had just seen?

3. How does Mr. Sankey look?

4. How does Mr. Maurrant look when he arrives home?

5. How does Vincent Jones treat Rose?

(see the answer key)

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