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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is onstage at the end of Act 1, Part 4?
(a) C.
(b) B.
(c) The boy.
(d) A.

4. How does B respond to A's tantrum in Act 1, Part 4?
(a) B gives A a sedative.
(b) B ignores A until she stops.
(c) B tries to reason with A.
(d) B helps A get into bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A says in Act 1, Part 2 that she learned lessons about people from whom?

3. Who helps A into the bathroom?

4. Why does A begin to cry in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What did A win prizes for after her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does A react while she is telling the bracelet story?

2. What does A say about her friends in Act 1, Part 3?

3. What is the significance of A, B, and C's lack of names?

4. According to the argument A, B, and C have in Act 2, Part 2, why do people cheat?

5. What qualities did Sis have that made A jealous of her?

6. What does C decide to do after her conversation with B about death?

7. What does B mean when she says that they were with one man for forty years, "more or less"?

8. What does A hope for as she looks at herself in the hospital bed in Act 2, Part 1?

9. What happened to A's husband's shoulder?

10. What happens as A dies?

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