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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire try to explain to the men over breakfast?
(a) The joy of letting things grow without restriction.
(b) Why she is unhappy in her marriage.
(c) Why there is no heat in the house.
(d) Why she doesn't spend more time with her daughter.

2. Who is annoyed at being interrupted?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Dick.
(c) Claire.
(d) Hattie.

3. Why is the first house guest uncomfortable?
(a) Worries about the state of the household due to the missing pepper.
(b) Worries about the state of the household due to the missing salt.
(c) Worries about the state of the greenhouse due to the blizzard.
(d) Worries about the state of the greenhouse due to the dying plant.

4. Claire's annoyance with Tom, Dick, and Harry symbolizes what?
(a) A lack of imagination regarding American names.
(b) Her weariness at juggling three lovers.
(c) Her annoyance with the status quo and limitations on women of the period.
(d) A campaign to legalize bigamy.

5. What is Tom's condition when he arrives in the tower room?
(a) He is hesitant and does not enter the room.
(b) He is laughing.
(c) He is out of breath.
(d) He is angry, pointing a gun at the others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the foundation of Claire's emotional state?

2. Why does Dick enter the greenhouse in Act 3?

3. Why can't the second house guest enter the greenhouse?

4. Which character says he or she is perfectly happy with the role society has dictated?

5. When Claire and Tom are alone in the tower, what does Claire admit?

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