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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does C tell A in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) A reminds her of her mother.
(b) She wishes A could be a better person.
(c) She misunderstood A.
(d) She will never become A; she "denies" her.

2. What does C ask A and B about bitterness in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) Whether it is a necessary emotion.
(b) Whether it is the only alternative.
(c) If they can feel anything else.
(d) If there is anything that can be done to prevent it.

3. Why did A's son come to see her for the first time after leaving?
(a) A had a heart attack.
(b) The son needed a place to stay.
(c) A's husband died.
(d) A was terminally ill.

4. A's son came to see her how many years after he left?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. How did A's mother react when A's father died?
(a) She stayed strong for her daughters and didn't cry.
(b) She went on the porch to cry by herself.
(c) She cried with her daughters.
(d) She became catatonic.

6. What did B's son confront B with before he walked out of the house the first time?
(a) His knowledge of her affair.
(b) Her alcoholism.
(c) His father molesting him.
(d) His father's criminal activities.

7. How is A able to see herself and her life in Act 2, Part 4?
(a) In limited detail.
(b) With broken memories.
(c) Objectively.
(d) With emotion.

8. Why does A believe that old age is the best time of life?
(a) It is when you can stop and let go of everything in the past.
(b) It is a time when the people you used to care for care for you instead.
(c) It is a time when you don't have to take care of anyone else.
(d) It is a time when you don't have to work a steady job anymore.

9. According to Act 2, Part 2, why do men cheat?
(a) Because they need variety.
(b) Because their significant other isn't fulfilling their needs.
(c) Because they are men.
(d) Because they are lonely.

10. What is B's response to C's concern at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) B tells C that as long as she doesn't grow old and bitter, she will not die alone.
(b) B talks about the various ways in which death can come to anyone.
(c) B tells C not to worry, that A will be fine.
(d) B tells C that she doesn't need to worry about dying alone because she has a large family.

11. According to A's premonition, when did her son come to see her?
(a) After she was gone.
(b) Just before she died.
(c) At the moment she passed away.
(d) Before she became ill.

12. In Act 2, Part 1, what does A tell C she should do?
(a) Grow up.
(b) Stay single.
(c) Write a will.
(d) Hire a lawyer.

13. Why was A glad to see her son when he came to visit?
(a) She was happy to see that he had changed so much.
(b) She wasn't happy to see him; she only pretended to be.
(c) She missed him, and had second thoughts about the way she had treated him.
(d) She was lonely, and most of her friends and family had died.

14. How does C meet the young man she describes at the end of Act 2, Part 1?
(a) He comes over to meet her sister.
(b) She dances with him.
(c) She runs into him at a party.
(d) He delivers a package to her house.

15. What does C say about A and B in Act 2, Part 1?
(a) She doesn't want to be around A and B any more.
(b) She will not grow up like either of them.
(c) She will help B to care for A.
(d) A and B are both nasty and selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are A and B's reactions to what C says about how she and Sis made a living?

2. What does C want A and B to tell her, in Act 2, Part 4?

3. Why do A and B make fun of A's deceased husband?

4. What is C and B's relationship to A, as it is revealed in Act 2, Part 1?

5. What does A hope for regarding her death?

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