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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does A say to C at the end of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A tells C that she should live so that she doesn't have any regrets when she is as old as A.
(b) A tells C that she is too young to understand A's stories.
(c) A tells C to get out of her house.
(d) A tells C not to get fresh.

2. What was A's husband doing when he injured his shoulder?
(a) Playing sports.
(b) Painting the house.
(c) Drinking at a bar.
(d) Hunting.

3. What is B's response to C's concern at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) B tells C that she doesn't need to worry about dying alone because she has a large family.
(b) B tells C not to worry, that A will be fine.
(c) B tells C that as long as she doesn't grow old and bitter, she will not die alone.
(d) B talks about the various ways in which death can come to anyone.

4. C tells B that she is not good at what?
(a) Helping.
(b) Giving advice.
(c) Socializing.
(d) Empathizing.

5. How does C respond to A's situation at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) She begins to panic.
(b) She leaves to call A's son.
(c) She cries.
(d) She calls the doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is onstage at the end of Act 1, Part 4?

2. To whom is A referring when she uses the pronoun "he"?

3. What did the doctors tell A to do for her husband's infected shoulder?

4. Why do the doctors want to amputate A's arm?

5. Who were the only "colored" people that A knew?

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