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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to A, who took advantage of Sis?
(a) A's boyfriend.
(b) Her college professor.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her first husband's family.

2. How does B try to reassure A when she cries in Act 1, Part 3?
(a) B tells A that she isn't going to die alone, that B and C will be there.
(b) B tells A that her son still loves her, he's just too busy to visit a lot of the time.
(c) B tells A that what she can't remember is still there, she just can't access it all the time.
(d) B tells A that she will help her get her affairs in order.

3. What happened to A's husband's shoulder?
(a) He fell and broke it.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He dislocated it.
(d) He got into a fight and injured it.

4. Who were the only "colored" people that A knew?
(a) Girls she went to school with.
(b) The "help."
(c) Her neighbors.
(d) Girls she worked with.

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

6. Who had a glass eye?
(a) A's husband.
(b) C.
(c) A.
(d) B.

7. What advice does B give C about getting older in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) B tells C to make the most of the time she has left.
(b) B tells C to relax because getting old is inevitable.
(c) B tells C to save her money so she can live in a nice rest home.
(d) B tells C to live her life so she won't have any regrets when she is older.

8. How did A's husband react to A's response to his request when he presented the bracelet?
(a) He told her to keep the bracelet, and he left the room.
(b) He left the room angrily, taking the bracelet with him.
(c) The left the party with another woman.
(d) He took the car, leaving A stranded at a friend's house.

9. 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 rude to her.
(c) A complains that B is a terrible cook.
(d) A complains that B talks too much.

10. Who checks to see if A is still alive at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) C.
(b) The boy.
(c) A nurse.
(d) B.

11. Who is A?
(a) A middle-aged woman.
(b) A little girl.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An old woman.

12. What does A have a tantrum about in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) She wants her son to visit.
(b) She doesn't want to get old.
(c) She wants B and C to be more compassionate.
(d) Her arm hurts.

13. What did A lie about to impress her future husband?
(a) Her health.
(b) Her past relationships.
(c) Her family's wealth.
(d) Her ability to ride horses.

14. What did A win prizes for after her marriage?
(a) Her artwork.
(b) Her writing.
(c) Beauty pageants.
(d) Riding.

15. Why does A begin to cry in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Because she cannot remember her husband.
(b) Because of the pain in her arm.
(c) Because of the way C speaks to her.
(d) Because she can't use the bathroom by herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does A talk about at the end of Act 1, Part 3?

2. What does A's son sometimes bring when he comes to visit?

3. According to C, why are B and C not as excited about the movie star as A is?

4. A was friends with people of many races and ethnicities, except which?

5. What did A's husband often buy her?

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