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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Miss Alice like to do for the church?
(a) Make new clothing for the priests.
(b) Donate her time to a charity.
(c) Give a huge donation.
(d) Teach Sunday school.

2. Into what does Julian launch as he describes in intimate detail the experience of a Christian being fed to a lion?
(a) A dream.
(b) A seizure.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) One of his religious, hallucinatory states.

3. What does the butler do at the sound of the chime?
(a) He moves to escort Julian to see Miss Alice.
(b) He tells Julian it is time to leave.
(c) He answers the door.
(d) He leaves the room.

4. For whom is the larger of the two chairs?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) The Pope.
(c) His Eminence.
(d) Miss Alice.

5. What are of the expected variety in a place of this grandeur?
(a) The beautiful, exotic birds flying about.
(b) A great arched doorway and the furnishings.
(c) The hand-embroidered banners hanging along the walls.
(d) The beautiful, rare roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the periods of hallucination announced?

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

3. How does Miss Alice's behavior change when the lawyer relentlessly pursues her and backs her against a wall?

4. How does the scene end?

5. Who delights in the lawyer's discomfort?

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