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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julian confide about a period during his stay at the asylum?
(a) He would not talk to anyone or eat anything.
(b) He fell in love with one of the guards.
(c) When he asked to leave, they put him in a single, dark cell.
(d) When he began to hallucinate and withdraw to a point where he was not certain when his mind was tricking him or when it was not.

2. About what do they continue to rib each other?
(a) Their mistresses.
(b) Their strange clothing.
(c) Their love of birds.
(d) Their school yard nicknames.

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. What does the first man do in an attempt to fend off his feelings about being caught?
(a) He argues with the Cardinal.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He begs the Cardinal to leave him alone.
(d) He overcompensates with his behavior toward the Cardinal, kneeling to kiss his ring and addressing him in the third person to keep the situation and conversation impersonal.

5. What does the butler share about himself with Julian?
(a) He does not enjoy being a butler.
(b) His name is also Julian.
(c) He is at Julian's service.
(d) His name, as well as his occupation, is Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the lawyer enters the room to join in the dialogue, what is established?

2. What does the first man insinuate about the second man?

3. What would Miss Alice like to do for the church?

4. What does Miss Alice do when Julian tries to explain one more time that there is nothing much to tell, and it is simply a matter of his faith in God leaving him, and he committed himself to an asylum?

5. Where does this scene open?

(see the answer key)

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