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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character did Claire see as her last hope for a creative life?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Harry.
(c) Tom.
(d) Adelaide.

2. What is the nature of the song sung at the end of the play?
(a) A tuneless hum.
(b) A nursery rhyme.
(c) A love ballad.
(d) A religious hymn.

3. What is the one item that stands out in the greenhouse?
(a) A gun.
(b) A dead plant.
(c) A huge plant, clinging to the back wall.
(d) A broken window.

4. When the curtain opens for a second time in Act 1, what is the scene?
(a) The interior of a greenhouse on a sunny, snowy morning.
(b) Outdoors in a blizzard, with a greenhouse visible.
(c) A room in a tower.
(d) An unusual plant in a shaft of light.

5. What does the blizzard symbolize?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Outside forces.
(c) Ideas and creativity.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what condition does Tom agree to stay?

2. What is Elizabeth's philosophy regarding new plant varieties?

3. Who rejects Anthony's offer after the gunshot?

4. Which is the best description of Tom?

5. What does Claire ask Tom to do in Act 2?

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