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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are A's favorite gemstones?
(a) Emeralds and sapphires.
(b) Diamonds and pearls.
(c) Diamonds and rubies.
(d) Rubies and pearls.

2. Whose name is A trying to remember at the end of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her husband's brother.
(d) The movie star she met.

3. How does A think her son feels about her?
(a) She thinks he doesn't love her.
(b) She knows he loves her because he makes time to come see her.
(c) She knows he loves her, but he's too busy for her.
(d) She doesn't know how he feels about her.

4. Who does A refer to as "a real smart little Jew?"
(a) B.
(b) C.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The boy.

5. A was more careful than Sis about what?
(a) Her health.
(b) Finances.
(c) Birth control.
(d) Men.

6. What happened as a result of the doctors' recommended treatment for A's husband's shoulder?
(a) He died.
(b) The shoulder healed, but he couldn't use his arm much.
(c) The arms had to be amputated.
(d) The shoulder healed, and only the scars remained.

7. When did the incident with the bracelet occur between A and her husband?
(a) When her husband came home from work.
(b) After a riding show.
(c) After they came home from a party.
(d) On Christmas Eve.

8. Who breaks a glass in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) C.
(b) B.
(c) The boy.
(d) A.

9. How did A get rich?
(a) She was an actress.
(b) She married a rich man.
(c) She inherited a small fortune.
(d) She invested wisely.

10. According to A, Sis and her mother hated what part of A's personality?
(a) Her compassion.
(b) Her adaptability.
(c) Her strength.
(d) Her stubbornness.

11. Where did A learn the expression that B laughs at?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

13. What did A and Sis share when they lived in the city?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A house.
(c) A car.
(d) A wardrobe.

14. What does A say about people at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) People's intentions are often better than their actions.
(b) People often hide their fears.
(c) Everybody wants something.
(d) No one is ever completely honest.

15. How do B and C know that A is still alive?
(a) She has a pulse.
(b) Her eyelids are moving.
(c) She is breathing.
(d) She is conscious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does A start crying in act 1, part 3?

2. What does A have a tantrum about in Act 1, Part 4?

3. What does A's lawyer want to do?

4. Why does A feel that she always had to be strong?

5. How old does A think she is?

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