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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ill call the butcher in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Zerich.
(b) Mr. Heimlin.
(c) Mr. Hofbauer.
(d) Mr. Zussenmoff.

2. Where has Claire sent Hoby in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Italy.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) China.
(d) Geiselgasteig.

3. Who does Ill tell the Priest to pray for in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Claire.
(b) Himself.
(c) His family.
(d) Guellen.

4. What does Claire tell her visitors they are covered in in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Dust.
(b) Straw.
(c) Blood.
(d) Animal hair.

5. Who has performed guest shows at the town auditorium?
(a) The Kaffigen Repertory Players.
(b) The Oneida Repertory Players.
(c) The French Repertory Theatre.
(d) The Kalberstadt Repertory Players.

6. Who does Claire say will be following after the eunuchs soon in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Ill.
(b) The butler.
(c) The musician.
(d) Herself.

7. What has Ill's son bought in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) College enrollment.
(b) A horse.
(c) A car.
(d) A carriage.

8. Who tries to speak up to the reporters in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Ill.
(b) The Policeman.
(c) The Schoolmaster.
(d) The Mayor.

9. What is the principle concern that Claire's visitors come to speak to her about in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Schools.
(b) Murder.
(c) Debt.
(d) The Library.

10. Who does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Ill's wife.
(b) Claire.
(c) Ill.
(d) The Schoolmaster.

11. The author writes in the postscript that Ill's family is not wicked, only what?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Poverty-stricken.
(c) Weak.
(d) Just.

12. Who does the author compare the character of Claire to in the postscript?
(a) Medea.
(b) Juliet.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Clytemnestra.

13. What is Claire wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A ball gown.
(b) A wedding gown.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A black dress.

14. What does Claire say of Sunshine Square in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She burned it down.
(b) She is going to buy it.
(c) She is renovating it.
(d) She owns it.

15. Whose performance in the choir does Claire remark upon in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Doctor's.
(b) The Schoolmaster's.
(c) The Policeman's.
(d) The Mayor's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Claire's ninth husband?

3. The author states in the postscript that the townspeople must emphatically not be portrayed as what?

4. What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript?

5. The painter gives Mrs. Ill a portrait of whom in Act 3, Scene 2?

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