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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Maurrant tell her daughter that sometimes she thinks?
(a) She would be better off dead.
(b) She would like to live outside the city.
(c) She wants to run away.
(d) She wants to get a divorce.

2. How does Mrs. Maurrant respond when Rose tells her that she tried to bring up the subject of them moving out of the city but Mr. Maurrant would not listen?
(a) She decides she will talk to him.
(b) She is angry with him.
(c) She is surprised he did not listen.
(d) She knew he would not.

3. What does Mrs. Jones not understand about the Kaplans?
(a) How they can sit and read all day long.
(b) Why they are Jewish.
(c) Why they do not go to a church.
(d) How they can read the newspaper in Hebrew.

4. Why is Mrs. Maurrant tired?
(a) She has had to deal with her moody husband.
(b) She did not sleep well.
(c) She has been helping Mrs. Buchanan nearly all night.
(d) She has been at work all night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rose doing as her father gets back from the bar?

2. For whom is the ice cream that Agnes Cushing buys?

3. Upon what do the other women agree?

4. Who tries to help Rose by yelling at Vincent?

5. What is the reaction when Miss Cushing appears at the Maurrant's window and yells for an ambulance?

(see the answer key)

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