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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 is suspicious of his wife's relationship with the milkman.
(b) Why he is so grumpy all the time.
(c) If he enjoys his job.
(d) If he really loves his wife and children.

2. What does Ms. Simpson do before leaving?
(a) She yells at the neighbors on the stoop.
(b) She glares at all of the tenants.
(c) She makes an offensive comment about Jews to Kaplan.
(d) She makes Mrs. Hildebrand assign an agreement.

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

4. What are Mae Jones and Dick McGann doing as Rose passes them?
(a) Sitting on the stoop.
(b) Sitting on the curb.
(c) Dancing around, inebriated.
(d) Kissing on a bench.

5. Why do the neighbors get into a discussion about labor unions, the working class, and America's prosperity?
(a) They are complaining about their homes and lack of work.
(b) They are discussing The Crash and how it has hurt the economy.
(c) Mr. Kaplan believes capitalism is going to be build up the economy.
(d) Kaplan believes it is the capitalist structure of the country that is harmful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rose do when Sam kisses her?

2. Who does Mrs. Jones say do not know anything about raising babies?

3. How does Mr. Easter make Rose uncomfortable?

4. What does Kaplan believe will no longer be necessary once there is no more personal property?

5. Who leads the rants about the current demise of society, the higher divorce rate, premarital sex, smoking, birth control, and hippies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What character opens Act 2? What is he or she doing? What does this say about this character?

2. How has Mr. Maurrant's mood worsened?

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

4. How does the audience meet Shirley Kaplan?

5. What does Mrs. Maurrant tell her daughter she has tried to do?

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

7. What does Mr. Maurrant say to Rose?

8. What marriage advice does Lippo give to Rose?

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

10. What does Rose say to cheer Sam up about the future?

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