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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is the best description of the doctor?
(a) He rejects the belief that rest and isolation can help cure a hysterical patient.
(b) He rejects new Freudian theories.
(c) He specializes in botany.
(d) He is in love with Claire.

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

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

4. Which is the best description of Harry?
(a) A poet.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An artist.
(d) A pilot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the embrace, what complaint does one character make about the others who have left the room?

2. What does the setting in Act 2 symbolize?

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

4. What does Anthony offer to do in Act 3 after the gunshot?

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

(see the answer key)

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