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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has the extra guest been invited to dinner?
(a) To assist Claire with her plants.
(b) To observe Claire for signs of insanity.
(c) To assist Claire in her spiritual quest.
(d) To observe Claire for signs of infidelity.

2. Which two characters join the first character early in Act 2?
(a) Harry and Adelaide.
(b) Harry and the doctor.
(c) Harry and Elizabeth.
(d) Elizabeth and Adelaide.

3. Why is the setting in Act 2's symbolism ironic?
(a) The characters are not religious.
(b) The household has no queen.
(c) The prisoner has put herself in the prison.
(d) The lock on the door is broken.

4. What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?"
(a) She will know tomorrow if the experiment has been successful.
(b) The plant will not bloom for another two weeks.
(c) The experiment no longer interests her.
(d) The plant has died.

5. Harry is aware of an attraction between Claire and which character?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Tom.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Dick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which man loves Claire for her exterior self?

2. What does Claire ask Harry to do when she goes downstairs?

3. Who tells Claire about the dinner guest?

4. Who does Claire beg to take her away from the house?

5. Who first joins Claire and Tom in the tower room after she goes back upstairs?

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