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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 Elizabeth?
(a) Harry and Claire's daughter.
(b) Claire's daughter from a previous marriage.
(c) Harry's daughter from a previous marriage.
(d) Claire's sister.

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

3. What does Claire try to explain to the men over breakfast?
(a) Why there is no heat in the house.
(b) Why she doesn't spend more time with her daughter.
(c) Why she is unhappy in her marriage.
(d) The joy of letting things grow without restriction.

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

5. Why can't the second house guest enter the greenhouse?
(a) Hattie has locked the door.
(b) Anthony has locked the door.
(c) The door is frozen shut.
(d) Claire has locked the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character joins the first character after the curtain opens for the second time in Act 1?

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

3. What does the first character do after coming onstage?

4. Which is the best description of Hattie?

5. Who rescues Elizabeth from being struck?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Act 2, what does Claire ask of Dick while they embrace?

2. Describe the attitudes of Claire and Elizabeth when they first meet face to face in Act 1.

3. For what two specific family-related matters does Adelaide chastise Claire?

4. Regarding Claire's two lovers, what action does she take when she enters the greenhouse?

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

6. What is the profession of Claire's lover, Tom? How is his profession indicative of his character?

7. What does Harry confide to Tom and Dick, and what response does he receive?

8. When Tom realizes the greenhouse door is locked, what does he do?

9. What is the symbolism of the tower room?

10. When Claire and Tom are alone with "The Breath of Life," what offer does he make to her?

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