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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Shirley and Rose do before they part?
(a) They exchange addresses.
(b) They embrace and wish each other good luck.
(c) They shake hands.
(d) They give each other a kiss on the cheek.

2. What does a middle-aged couple stop in front of the building and do?
(a) Read the newspaper.
(b) Gawk at the murder scene.
(c) Talk to the other tenants.
(d) Look at the "for rent" sign.

3. What does Sam suggest that Rose and he both do?
(a) Get married.
(b) End their lives together.
(c) Go on a date.
(d) Run away.

4. Why is Mr. Buchanan fetching the doctor?
(a) The baby is not well.
(b) His wife is not feeling well after her delivery.
(c) His wife has had a relapse caused by the grief of losing Mrs. Maurrant, whom she considered a friend.
(d) Mr. Buchanan is not feeling well.

5. What are the rest of the characters doing at the beginning of this scene?
(a) Still sleeping.
(b) Beginning their day.
(c) Coming in from work.
(d) Going to bed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one reason why Mr. Maurrant does not like foreigners?

3. What does Mrs. Maurrant have in a paper bag?

4. Why does Shirley Kaplan ask her father to turn his reading lamp off?

5. 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?

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