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

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

3. What were A's favorite pieces of jewelry?
(a) Necklaces.
(b) Rings.
(c) Bracelets.
(d) Earrings.

4. In Act 1, Part 1, A says that she is how many years older than "he" is?
(a) Six.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Seventeen.

5. A says in Act 1, Part 2 that she learned lessons about people from whom?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do B and C know that A is still alive?

3. Why did Sis have to be forced into marriage?

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

5. Why do the doctors want to amputate A's arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. When C asks for more details about her husband in Act 2, Part 2, how does B describe him?

2. What is revealed about B and C at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

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

4. What is the significance of A's rambling and disjointed memories?

5. What accident does A relate in Act 2, Part 3?

6. According to B, how did her affair with the groom end?

7. What was the difference between the way A and Sis reacted to their father's death and the way their mother reacted?

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

9. How did Sis feel about A's dating habits?

10. What does C tell A in Act 2, Part 4?

(see the answer keys)

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