A Thousand Clowns Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Herb Gardner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Thousand Clowns Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Sandra tries to rush to the bathroom, what does Murray hand her?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A newspaper and her clothes.
(d) Her clothes, a toothbrush, and toothpaste.

2. What is Nick's mother's name?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Susan.
(c) Celia.
(d) Helen.

3. What does Murray say is almost as irresistible as pastrami?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) The Empire State building.
(c) Chicken salad.
(d) Corn on the cob.

4. What does Albert accuse Sandra of being too involved with?
(a) Her work.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Murray.

5. When Murray opens the door for Albert, where does Sandra go?
(a) Out the fire escape.
(b) Into the closet.
(c) In the kitchen to make coffee.
(d) Nowhere. She waits for Albert to enter and doesn't move.

6. Whom do we first see when the lights come up in the first scene?
(a) Nick.
(b) Murray.
(c) Chuckles the Chipmunk.
(d) Sandra.

7. When Albert and Sandra start to get angry at each other, where does Murray suggest they all go?
(a) The Statue of Liberty.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) The park.
(d) The movies.

8. How long has Nick been "visiting"?
(a) Three years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

9. What does Albert suggest Nick do so that Sandra can ask her questions?
(a) Grab a chair.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Bring them all coffee.
(d) Sit by Murray.

10. How tall is Nick's plastic hula dancer?
(a) Three feet.
(b) Four feet.
(c) One foot.
(d) Two feet.

11. Who does Murray call "courageous, free one"?
(a) Nick.
(b) Himself.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Albert.

12. What is Albert carrying?
(a) A small briefcase.
(b) Files.
(c) A calculator.
(d) Nothing.

13. How much does Murray say the double features cost at the movie theater?
(a) A dollar.
(b) Twenty-five cents.
(c) A dollar and fifty cents.
(d) Fifty cents.

14. What type of animal does Nick's mother have with her?
(a) A parakeet.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A mouse.

15. Who says, "women seldom sense when they have become boring"?
(a) Leo.
(b) Nick.
(c) Murray.
(d) Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months has Murray been out of work?

2. Who says, "You're not a person, Mr. Burns, you are an experience"?

3. Murray lives above what?

4. Before the play begins, what do we hear?

5. Who warns Murray that "those people don't kid around"?

(see the answer keys)

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