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

2. What does B think about her father-in-law?
(a) She thinks he was gay.
(b) She thinks he wanted her.
(c) She thinks he was a criminal.
(d) She thinks he had an affair.

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 that as long as she doesn't grow old and bitter, she will not die alone.
(c) B talks about the various ways in which death can come to anyone.
(d) B tells C not to worry, that A will be fine.

4. How old will C be, according to B, when she meets her husband?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Twenty-one.

5. What does B tell C about empathy?
(a) That empathy is an unnecessary emotion.
(b) That having too much empathy can be bad for a person.
(c) That she should be more empathetic so that people will be empathetic with her when she is old.
(d) That C will be old soon enough and won't have to imagine what it's like.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the bracelet incident change the way A felt about jewelry?

2. What metaphor does B use for middle age?

3. How does C describe the young man who took her virginity?

4. How did A break her back?

5. How does C respond to A's reasoning for her marriage?

(see the answer key)

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