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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the doctors tell A to do for her husband's infected shoulder?
(a) They told her to use leeches to drain some of the infected blood.
(b) They told her to bring him to a witch doctor.
(c) They told her to use maggots to eat the dead tissue.
(d) They told her to bring him to the desert to bake out the infection.

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

3. Why do the doctors want to amputate A's arm?
(a) Because she has gangrene in her fingers.
(b) Because she has an infected wound on her wrist.
(c) Because she fell and broke it, and it isn't healing.
(d) Because she has poor circulation.

4. Why does A complain about B in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) A complains that B is hurting her.
(b) A complains that B is a terrible cook.
(c) A complains that B talks too much.
(d) A complains that B is rude to her.

5. Why does C think A is saying she is 91?
(a) She has forgotten what year it is.
(b) She is too vain to admit she is 92.
(c) She has forgotten when she was born.
(d) She has forgotten that her birthday already passed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is sitting at the desk at the beginning of Act 1?

2. Who is C?

3. How does C feel about A and B in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What advice does B give C about getting older in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What makes A cry in Act 1, Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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