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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the curtain opens for a second time in Act 1, what is the scene?
(a) The interior of a greenhouse on a sunny, snowy morning.
(b) A room in a tower.
(c) An unusual plant in a shaft of light.
(d) Outdoors in a blizzard, with a greenhouse visible.

3. Why didn't Anthony answer the buzz from Harry?
(a) Claire had instructed Anthony to answer no buzz but hers.
(b) Hattie answered the buzz.
(c) Anthony didn't hear the buzzer.
(d) Harry didn't buzz Anthony.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Anthony's specific instructions?

2. Which is the best description of Anthony?

3. Who is the second house guest to arrive at the greenhouse?

4. What does the interior of the greenhouse symbolize?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After Harry leaves to smoke, what does Tom confide to Dick?

2. What does Claire repeatedly try to explain to everyone regarding her plants?

3. What does Anthony offer to do when he sees that Claire has strangled Tom?

4. When Claire becomes frustrated with Elizabeth due to her attitude toward the plants, what does Claire do?

5. What is the symbolic meaning of "The Breath of Life" in this play?

6. What character is onstage alone at the beginning of Act 2, and which two characters join the first character?

7. What is Dr. Emmons' diagnosis and recommendation regarding Claire?

8. At the beginning of Act 3, what does Hattie urgently tell Anthony?

9. Describe what the audience hears when the curtain first opens in Act 1.

10. How does Harry react to Claire's actions, yelling to Tom for rescue?

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