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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 Harry realize after Claire begs another character to take her away?
(a) That she has had an intimate relationship with Anthony.
(b) That she still loves Harry.
(c) That she has had an intimate relationship with Dick.
(d) That she wants to go to India.

2. What does the first character do after coming onstage?
(a) Press a buzzer.
(b) Lock the greenhouse door.
(c) Answer a telephone.
(d) Prepare breakfast.

3. Who calls Claire unnatural?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Tom.
(d) The doctor.

4. Which is the best description of Claire and Elizabeth's reunion?
(a) They tend plants together.
(b) They laugh together at a private joke.
(c) They stay on opposite sides of the room.
(d) They embrace awkwardly.

5. Why does Adelaide chastise Claire?
(a) For not letting Adelaide raise Elizabeth.
(b) For not doing a better job taking care of the greenhouse plants.
(c) For not being affectionate to her daughter.
(d) For not leaving Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character joins the first character after the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

2. During the embrace, what does one character ask the other to do?

3. From where does the beam of light originate?

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

5. Who is the only character onstage when the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

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