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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first joins Claire and Tom in the tower room after she goes back upstairs?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Harry.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Dick.

2. What does Tom do when Claire tries to embrace him?
(a) He rejects her.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He asks her to marry him.
(d) He returns the embrace.

3. Why are three of the male characters named "Tom, Dick, and Harry"?
(a) To make their names easy to remember.
(b) To imply that they are ordinary men.
(c) Because the author had little imagination.
(d) The names were translations from the play's original language.

4. What is the doctor's last name?
(a) Emmons.
(b) Archer.
(c) Demming.
(d) Simmons.

5. Who enters the room after the doctor gives his advice?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Dick.
(c) Claire.
(d) Tom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?"

3. What is Anthony's attitude toward Claire?

4. What does one of the two characters alone with "The Breath of Life" declare?

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

(see the answer key)

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