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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 does the lawyer demand when he enters?
(a) To take a nap.
(b) To have dinner made for him.
(c) To have a bunch of flowers cut.
(d) To know where Miss Alice and Julian are.

2. What do the men wonder about the Cardinal, since he is, after all, a man of God, even though he seems to worship the symbol and not the substance?
(a) Will he take Julian's side?
(b) Can he take being told the full truth?
(c) Will he go through with the plan?
(d) Does he love Miss Alice?

3. To what are the second man's words compared?
(a) A growl.
(b) Nails down a chalkboard.
(c) The exaggerated sneer of the animal in question.
(d) Brown, sticky, smelly mud.

4. What does Julian say he heard on that night in the asylum?
(a) Cats meowing.
(b) Rain falling on the roof.
(c) Cries or sobbing.
(d) Screaming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Julian confused about Miss Alice's deafness, withered face, and gray and white matted hair?

2. Why do the men believe surely a hundred-million dollars a year should be enough for one man?

3. What does the butler say about the wine cellar?

4. Why does the lawyer initiate a discussion of his animosity for the Cardinal?

5. What does Julian do as she beckons him to come to her?

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