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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the play open?
(a) In a mansion.
(b) In the garden of a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
(c) In Miss Alice's garden.
(d) In a Catholic Church.

2. Not to be outdone, what does the second person sling back?
(a) Comments about the lawyer's family.
(b) Mud from the garden.
(c) Remarks about the lawyer's career.
(d) The name the school children had for the lawyer, Hyena.

3. What does the first man not leave without?
(a) Hugging the second man.
(b) Making a rude comment to Miss Alice.
(c) Kissing Miss Alice on the cheek.
(d) A snide comment or two.

4. Who was Saint Francis?
(a) A pope.
(b) A man who hunted wild animals.
(c) A friend to all animals who often talked to creatures, even birds of the sky.
(d) A martyr burned at the stake.

5. With what is Julian not comfortable?
(a) The discussion of the crucifix.
(b) The many bird species in the estuary.
(c) This conceptual style of conversation.
(d) The detailed discussion of the garden's plant varieties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes evident about the two men as the conversation shifts?

2. For whom is the larger of the two chairs?

3. About what do the lawyer and butler relentlessly question Julian?

4. What, at last, occurs?

5. What becomes clearer as the first person becomes more verbal and forthright about the second?

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