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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. Which of these items is Kitty not talking about in her melancholy state?
(a) Family home.
(b) Family dog.
(c) Dead brother.
(d) College days.

2. Tom tells Joe that he has had a problem with _______________.
(a) Kitty.
(b) Nick.
(c) Harry.
(d) Willie.

3. What does Joe send Tom out to buy?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Toys.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Candy.

4. Kitty is very melancholy with memories of ___________________.
(a) School days.
(b) Her ex-husband.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. What nationality is the newsboy?
(a) Polish.
(b) Greek.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl that Dudley wants to marry?

2. What does Joe make Tom do while the music plays?

3. What color hair does Nick, the bar owner, have?

4. Why does Joe decide to unexpectedly accompany Tom to see Kitty?

5. How does Willie acknowledge people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Willie finally beats the marble machine?

2. What effect does Elsie have on Dudley when he finally sees her?

3. How do Nick and the bar serve a purpose for Krupp who is in distress over the state of his life and the world in general?

4. What are Elsie and Dudly's perspectives on loving without pain?

5. A man called The Arab has a standard answer for everything. What does the Arab say?

6. How does the author use humor in Kit Carson's character in Act 4?

7. What things does Joe tell Tom to buy?

8. How does Kitty respond when Nick insinuates that she is a prostitute?

9. How does the author use the different characters to show the different elements that make up American society?

10. What is the setting for Act 5?

(see the answer keys)

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