View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the women wonder about Mr. Maurrant?
(a) If he enjoys his job.
(b) If he really loves his wife and children.
(c) Why he is so grumpy all the time.
(d) If he is suspicious of his wife's relationship with the milkman.

2. What does Sam do at Rose's request?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He goes to his apartment.
(d) He recites a poem.

3. What does Mr. Maurrant do when Willie appears, crying?
(a) He hugs his son.
(b) He yells at both his wife and son.
(c) He leaves to go after whoever had hurt his son.
(d) He spanks his son.

4. What is Sam Kaplan's opinion of the concert he had just seen?
(a) He enjoyed the music.
(b) He did not like the type of music that was played.
(c) He liked the type of music; it just was not played well.
(d) It was the best one he had ever been to.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rose tell Mr. Easter that he must leave?

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

3. What is a constant throughout the play?

4. Why does Mr. Buchanan rush out of the building?

5. How do the ladies brush off Mr. Maurrant' mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a constant throughout the play? Why?

2. What do the women think of Agnes Cushing?

3. What will happen to Rose and Willie?

4. How do the neighbors react to the new shots that were fired?

5. What are Sam's thoughts on God?

6. How is it evident that Mr. Maurrant is not only a grouch but also not a good father?

7. What does Willie want from his mother? Why does his mother give in?

8. What has happened to Mr. Maurrant?

9. How do the others explain Mr. Maurrant's mood?

10. How does the audience know that Mr. Sankey and Mrs. Maurrant are having an affair?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 813 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample