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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first house guest to arrive at the greenhouse?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Dick.
(c) Tom.
(d) Hattie.

2. What is the first thing the audience sees in Act 1?
(a) A greenhouse.
(b) An unusual-looking plant.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A telephone.

3. How many characters are dead at the end of the play?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

4. Why is Tom the only one who truly loves Claire?
(a) He knows that Harry is having an affair.
(b) He knows that Claire wants to live in India.
(c) He sees that Claire wants to assume a traditional woman's role.
(d) He sees that the quest of love is more important to her than the consummation.

5. What does the interior of the greenhouse symbolize?
(a) The interior of Claire's heart.
(b) The interior of the house.
(c) Harry and Claire's relationship.
(d) Tom and Claire's relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second house guest have in his hand when he first arrives?

2. What happens after the first character onstage exits?

3. Which character enters Act 3 with a gun?

4. What does Tom say will happen to communication between himself and Claire?

5. What is Tom's condition when he arrives in the tower room?

(see the answer key)

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