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

2. Why is Julian confused about Miss Alice's deafness, withered face, and gray and white matted hair?
(a) He did not realize how sorry he would feel for her.
(b) He wonders why she is not in a facility for the elderly.
(c) He was told by the Cardinal that the woman was neither ill nor old.
(d) He is surprised she has no nurse to assist her.

3. When the lawyer enters the room to join in the dialogue, what is established?
(a) Julian is not ordained.
(b) The lawyer and the butler are brothers.
(c) Julian is a priest.
(d) The lawyer and the butler are friends.

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

5. Who enters the courtyard through an iron gate and moves quietly toward the man and watches him with mild amusement?
(a) Julian.
(b) The Cardinal.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Miss Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian say when Miss Alice invites him to talk about himself?

2. Why does Alice want to do this for the church?

3. What does Julian admit to the butler when the lawyer leaves?

4. What does Julian confide about a period during his stay at the asylum?

5. What will Julian do for Miss Alice?

(see the answer key)

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