1. What do Rose and Sam do, as the neighbors enter the building?
(a) Cry.
(b) Stay on the stoop.
(c) Leave the neighborhood.
(d) Go get Willie.

2. What is Sam doing when he and Rose are left alone?
(a) He is hugging Rose.
(b) He is sitting silently on the curb.
(c) He is pacing the sidewalk.
(d) He sits on the stoop sobbing and calls himself a coward.

3. Why do James Henry, a city marshal, and his assistant, Fred Cullen, stop in front of the building?
(a) They heard there was a break-in.
(b) They have a dispossess warrant for Mrs. Hildebrand.
(c) They are doing a routine patrol of the streets.
(d) They are looking for Mr. Maurrant.

4. What do Lippo and Mr. Kaplan discuss?
(a) Mr. Maurrant's mental state.
(b) Mrs. Maurrant's death.
(c) Mr. Sankey's death.
(d) The fact that Mr. Maurrant has not been caught.

5. How can the audience see some of the activities of the apartment residents?
(a) Small set are pulled to the front of the stage.
(b) The set opens up.
(c) Through their windows.
(d) They are performing their activities on the stoop.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. When does Rose believe people begin to feel stuck, like her mother?

4. What is Greta Fiorentino wearing?

5. What is Miss Kaplan's response to Rose's request?

(see the answer key)

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