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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sis have to be forced into marriage?
(a) She didn't want to marry the man her mother wanted her to marry.
(b) She didn't want to have any children.
(c) She wanted to be independent and stay single.
(d) She didn't like men, or sex, very much.

2. Why is C in the house with A and B?
(a) She is a representative of A's lawyers.
(b) She is a live-in nurse.
(c) She is A's granddaughter.
(d) She is A's estranged daughter.

3. Who is sitting on the bench, at the foot of the bed, at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) A.
(b) The Boy.
(c) B.
(d) C.

4. B tells C that she will meet her husband in how many years?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. C wonders, in Act 2, Part 4, if what ended with her?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Her family's wealth.
(c) Youthful vigor.
(d) The happy times.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to A's premonition, when did her son come to see her?

2. Why does A believe that old age is the best time of life?

3. How does A think her son feels about her?

4. How did A's husband behave after A broke her back?

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

(see the answer key)

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