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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 requested that breakfast be served in the greenhouse?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Claire.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Harry.
2. Who is the second house guest to arrive at the greenhouse?
(a) Harry.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Tom.
(d) Dick.
3. What does Harry help Hattie to do when he returns during the second part of Act 1?
(a) Greet the houseguests.
(b) Prepare breakfast.
(c) Lock the greenhouse door.
(d) Tend to the plants.
4. Why is there no heat in the house, even though the greenhouse is warm?
(a) The greenhouse retains heat better than the house does.
(b) The furnace is broken.
(c) Claire ordered the heat from the house to be diverted to the greenhouse.
(d) Harry ordered the heat from the house to be diverted to the greenhouse.
5. What does Claire say after Elizabeth exits?
(a) She feels light now.
(b) She does not love Elizabeth.
(c) Darkness has descended.
(d) The plants must be destroyed.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the first character do after coming onstage?
2. Which is the best description of Hattie?
3. Which is the best description of Anthony?
4. Who is Elizabeth?
5. What is the relationship between Harry and Claire?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the reaction of Claire when Anthony brings the blooming plant into the room, as contrasted with the reactions of the men?
2. After some order has been restored in the greenhouse, Anthony remind everyone it is time to do what?
3. Describe the attitudes of Claire and Elizabeth when they first meet face to face in Act 1.
4. Claire agrees to unlock the door for Tom under what condition?
5. Regarding Claire's two lovers, what action does she take when she enters the greenhouse?
6. After Harry leaves to smoke, what does Tom confide to Dick?
7. What does Harry realize when he sees that Claire has strangled Tom?
8. What does Anthony offer to do when he sees that Claire has strangled Tom?
9. What does Harry realize when Claire runs to Dick?
10. What is the significance of the plant being called "The Breath of Life," and what is the symbolic importance of the act of blooming?
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