The Verge Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Verge Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the second part of Act 1, who enters after Harry exits?
(a) Dick.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Claire.
(d) Hattie.

2. What is the second sound the audience hears in Act 1?
(a) Laughter.
(b) A buzzer.
(c) A conversation.
(d) Wind.

3. Why does Claire caution Tom to be careful?
(a) Harry is not far away.
(b) Dick is listening.
(c) The plants are listening.
(d) God is not far away.

4. What does the second house guest have in his hand when he first arrives?
(a) Supplies for breakfast.
(b) A gun.
(c) A salt shaker.
(d) A pepper shaker.

5. Which is the best description of Hattie?
(a) A house guest.
(b) A maid.
(c) Wife of Harry.
(d) A gardener.

6. What does Claire want Elizabeth to do regarding the plants?
(a) Tend all of the plants.
(b) Not get involved.
(c) Tend only the special plant.
(d) Wait until tomorrow to see what will happen.

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

8. What does Harry help Hattie to do when he returns during the second part of Act 1?
(a) Lock the greenhouse door.
(b) Prepare breakfast.
(c) Greet the houseguests.
(d) Tend to the plants.

9. Which character joins the first character after the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Harry.
(d) Anthony.

10. What does Tom advise Harry to do?
(a) Divorce Claire since he no longer loves her.
(b) Find out who Claire's lover is.
(c) Let Claire go on as she is.
(d) Destroy the plants.

11. What is the relationship between Harry and Claire?
(a) Employer and maid.
(b) Husband and wife.
(c) Gardener and employer.
(d) Brother and sister.

12. What does Tom confide to Dick?
(a) He loves Claire's daughter.
(b) He is divorcing Claire.
(c) He loves Claire.
(d) He is having an affair.

13. What does Claire say after Elizabeth exits?
(a) She does not love Elizabeth.
(b) Darkness has descended.
(c) The plants must be destroyed.
(d) She feels light now.

14. Who is the only character onstage when the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?
(a) Claire.
(b) Harry.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Anthony.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire try to explain to the men over breakfast?

2. Who is the first character to come onstage in Act 1?

3. Who requested that breakfast be served in the greenhouse?

4. Harry and the first house guest have a discussion about what?

5. Who tries to get Claire to come to the phone upon Elizabeth's arrival?

(see the answer keys)

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