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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the second house guest do when he sees that no one can help him enter the greenhouse?
(a) Drops the shaker.
(b) Pretends to shoot himself.
(c) Pretends to shoot out the greenhouse door.
(d) Drops the breakfast supplies.

2. What is the first character onstage in Act 2 doing?
(a) Working with plants.
(b) Browsing through a book of drawings.
(c) Singing.
(d) Praying.

3. What is the setting of Act 2?
(a) The interior of the greenhouse.
(b) The exterior of the greenhouse.
(c) A tower room with rough edges and unfinished masonry.
(d) A tower room made of wood..

4. Harry and the first house guest have a discussion about what?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Salt.
(c) The blizzard.
(d) "The Edge Vine."

5. Why is the setting in Act 2's symbolism ironic?
(a) The household has no queen.
(b) The characters are not religious.
(c) The prisoner has put herself in the prison.
(d) The lock on the door is broken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only character onstage at the beginning of Act 2?

2. What does Claire ask Tom to do?

3. Adelaide has no time to do what?

4. Which character practices meditation?

5. What does Claire push off the table?

(see the answer key)

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