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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the reporter ask the Mayor to redo the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The microphone went out.
(b) The lights went out.
(c) They couldn't believe it.
(d) The camera jammed.

2. The Schoolmaster says in his speech to the townspeople in Act 3, Scene 4, "Have we not always been a ____ community?"
(a) Honest.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Grateful.
(d) Just.

3. Man One says that every bridesmaid was a what in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A millionairess.
(b) A queen.
(c) Film starlet.
(d) A princess.

4. The author states in the postscript that the townspeople must emphatically not be portrayed as what?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Just.
(d) Good.

5. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?
(a) The Church.
(b) The Hospital.
(c) Konrad's Village Wood.
(d) Petersen's Barn.

6. What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript?
(a) Mannerisms.
(b) Thought and action.
(c) Ideas and feelings.
(d) Good diction.

7. Where do Claire and Ill meet in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) The Golden Apple.
(b) Konrad's Village Wood.
(c) Petersen's Barn.
(d) Ill's store.

8. The author in the postscript says the characters speak as befits what in the final scene?
(a) The rich.
(b) The guilty.
(c) The ancient.
(d) The absurd.

9. What is Mrs. Ill referring to when she says in Act 3, "They're in fashion today"?
(a) High collars.
(b) High heels.
(c) Large breasts.
(d) Large hair.

10. What does Claire use to examine her guests in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Eyeglasses.
(b) A lorgnette.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A magnifying glass.

11. The author in the postscript says that under the circumstances of the play he is not sure of what?
(a) He wouldn't have left.
(b) He would have acted differently.
(c) He would have stayed.
(d) He'd have committed suicide.

12. What establishment did Claire send the eunuchs to in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Her prison.
(b) Her brothel.
(c) Her opium den.
(d) Her factory.

13. What is Claire's ninth husband?
(a) A Nobel Prize winner.
(b) A film star.
(c) A plastic surgeon.
(d) A musician.

14. How much does the painter charge Mrs. Ill for the painting in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 35 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

15. The painter gives Mrs. Ill a portrait of whom in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Herself.
(b) Ill's daughter.
(c) Claire.
(d) Ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire say her marriage to Hoby was?

2. What do the reporters want a photograph of Ill selling?

3. Who does the author compare the character of Claire to in the postscript?

4. What does the author state that Ill ultimately receives in the end of the play?

5. What was the name of the child which Claire bore?

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