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

2. What does Murray do when Albert and Sandra prepare to leave?
(a) He tells Albert to leave but Sandra to stay.
(b) He opens the door for them.
(c) He apologizes.
(d) He tells Nick to show them out.

3. What did last night's "work" leave behind?
(a) A towel.
(b) Her address and phone number.
(c) Her glasses.
(d) Her gloves.

4. Where does Murray joke about putting Nick's milk?
(a) In a shot glass.
(b) In a dog dish.
(c) In a bottle.
(d) In a jug.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Sandra that she is off the case?

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

3. After Murray tells Sandra he probably loves her, Murray tells her she has small what?

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

5. What does Nick leave to do after he lets Albert and Sandra in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nick.

2. What is Leo's breakdown for the time allotment with his show?

3. Describe Leo's appearance as he enters Murray's apartment.

4. How does Sandra's demeanor change after the doorbell rings at Murray's apartment and she hears that Albert is at the door?

5. When Nick enters from the bathroom, what does Leo present to him?

6. Describe some of the people and experiences that Murray has during his "apology spree."

7. What does the conversation consist of between Nick and Sandra in the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?

8. Why does Sandra feel the need to apologize to Murray after her argument with Albert?

9. What type of game do Murray and Nick play while Albert and Sandra are at the apartment?

10. Who is Irving R. Feldman and why is his name brought up in the play, <i>A Thousand Clowns</i>?

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