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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Buchanan seem?
(a) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Scared.

2. Where does this play begin?
(a) It is a typical suburban home in New Jersey with children playing in the front yard and a swingset in the back.
(b) There is a large Victorian-style home with a wrap around porch and grassy fields in the background.
(c) In a highrise apartment on the Upper Eastside of New York City.
(d) There is a walk up tenement style apartment located in a dodgy, dilapidated part of New York City, built in the 1890s.

3. What does Sam do when Rose suggests running away?
(a) Sam tries to convince her to stay.
(b) Sam suggests they run away together.
(c) He suggests they commit suicide instead.
(d) Sam tells her to run away alone.

4. What is Greta Fiorentino wearing?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) A flowered housecoat.
(c) A summer dress.
(d) A bathing suit.

5. Upon what do the other women agree?
(a) Their older girls are never home.
(b) They want to move out of New York City.
(c) Their families are annoying.
(d) They love this neighborhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Maurrant stop telling Sam why he is not going to Stanford for work?

2. What is noticeable about Mr. Jones, the next morning?

3. What does Sam do at Rose's request?

4. When is Mr. Buchanan's wife due?

5. Who watches Rose and Mr. Easter as they walk to the funeral?

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