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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days old is the paper from which Nick suggests several jobs for Murray?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. Who does Murray say eats secret caramels in the theater?
(a) The ushers.
(b) Pink ladies.
(c) The vendors.
(d) The teenagers.

3. What brand of coffee do Sandra and Murray drink?
(a) Maxwell House.
(b) Generic.
(c) Chase and Sanborn.
(d) Folgers.

4. Where does Murray live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) San Francisco

5. Who is the protagonist in <i>A Thousand Clowns</i>?
(a) Murray.
(b) Nick.
(c) Irving R. Feldman.
(d) Chuckles the Chipmunk.

6. What is surrounding Murray's bed at the opening of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) Clothing.
(b) A screen.
(c) Some old curtains.
(d) A blanket.

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

8. Murray states that out of the mouths of babes comes what?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Drooling.
(c) Babbling.
(d) Nonsense.

9. What is the name of the person that Nick has been staying with when Murray is "working"?
(a) Mrs. Myers.
(b) Mr. Mullen.
(c) Mrs. Hansen.
(d) Mr. Lincoln.

10. Whom does Murray call a grotesque cherub?
(a) Nick.
(b) Chuckles the Chipmunk.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Himself.

11. What is the name of the school that Nick attends?
(a) George Washington.
(b) The Revere School.
(c) The Justice School.
(d) The Americana School.

12. Before the play begins, what do we hear?
(a) Nick snoring.
(b) Murray taking a shower.
(c) Nothing. It is quiet.
(d) <i>The Chuckles the Chipmunk Show</i>.

13. How does Murray deal with difficulty and confrontation?
(a) He likes it and embraces it.
(b) By ignoring it.
(c) With anger.
(d) With jokes.

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

15. What has Murray avoided from the Child Welfare?
(a) Letters.
(b) Phone calls and letters.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Visits.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sandra going to start redecorating?

2. What type of sandwich does Murray offer Sandra?

3. At the end of Act 1, Part 2 someone exits without anyone noticing. Who is it?

4. What does Nick suggest Murray do before Child Welfare comes?

5. What is the color of Sandra's eyes?

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