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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Claire unable to explain regarding her experiment?
(a) She does not understand why the flower isn't blooming.
(b) She wants the experiment to fail.
(c) She wants to create a never-before-seen color.
(d) There is hope in growth.

3. Who will be a guest at dinner?
(a) A divorce attorney.
(b) A minister.
(c) A botanist.
(d) A doctor.

4. Which character says he or she is perfectly happy with the role society has dictated?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Claire.
(c) Tom.
(d) Harry.

5. Which two characters embrace at the end of Act 2?
(a) Harry and Claire.
(b) Claire and Dick.
(c) Claire and Tom.
(d) Adelaide and Harry.

6. Who joins Claire, Tom, and the third character in the tower?
(a) The doctor and Adelaide.
(b) Dick and Adelaide.
(c) The doctor and Harry.
(d) Dick, Adelaide, and the doctor.

7. Who is the only character onstage at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Harry.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Claire.

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

9. Which is the best description of Dick?
(a) An artist who produces realistic paintings.
(b) A poet who writes sonnets.
(c) A gardener who loves Claire's plants.
(d) An artist who produces abstract drawings.

10. Who tells Claire about the dinner guest?
(a) Harry.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) No one.
(d) Tom.

11. Which character practices meditation?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Claire.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Tom.

12. What does Tom say will happen to communication between himself and Claire?
(a) All communication will be handled through Harry.
(b) They should devise a specific buzzer code for the telephone.
(c) It will dramatically decline.
(d) Calling from India will be difficult.

13. What does the doctor prescribe for Claire?
(a) Therapy.
(b) Rest.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Medication.

14. What are Tom's emotions upon seeing that the person who called for help is fine?
(a) Relief and good humor.
(b) Embarrassment and annoyance.
(c) Relief and annoyance.
(d) Confusion and annoyance.

15. What is Claire's opinion regarding typical female roles?
(a) She believes men are superior to women.
(b) She strives to fulfill her traditional role.
(c) She rejects such notions.
(d) She believes women are superior to men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adelaide has no time to do what?

2. Why is the setting in Act 2's symbolism ironic?

3. How does Elizabeth respond to Adelaide's accusations?

4. Why is Tom the only one who truly loves Claire?

5. What is the first character onstage in Act 2 doing?

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