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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the scene end?
(a) Miss Alice asks the birds to help her deal with the plans she has in mind.
(b) The lawyer goes back to talking to the birds.
(c) As the Cardinal coos to the birds, asking if they are able to comfort each other.
(d) The lawyer, Cardinal, and Miss Alice plot.

2. How does the man react at having been discovered cooing to the caged birds?
(a) Sad.
(b) Not surprised.
(c) Angry.
(d) Flustered and a bit embarrassed.

3. Because the mansion is so large, what must she do?
(a) Keep track of all the furniture, to make sure none goes missing.
(b) Spend a day in each room to feel that it is used.
(c) Hire someone to clean it.
(d) Feel ownership of at least one item in each room.

4. 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) The lawyer and the butler are friends.
(d) Julian is a priest.

5. What is in massive scale?
(a) The flowers.
(b) The crosses.
(c) The room.
(d) The chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julian ask whether or not someone will soon be available?

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

3. What does the first man not leave without?

4. Not to be outdone, what does the second person sling back?

5. Why would Julian ask a nurse or one of the attendants, "Could you tell me, did I preach last night?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the ugly dialogue break?

2. Why does the lawyer enter the room?

3. Describe Julian's initial encounter with Miss Alice.

4. What are the lawyer and Cardinal doing, as the play begins?

5. What does Miss Alice say about Julian's memory? To what does this lead?

6. What becomes evident about the two men? How do you know this?

7. What happens after the lawyer backs Miss Alice against the wall?

8. What is happening to Julian?

9. How does the butler act, when he walks in on Miss Alice and the lawyer?

10. About what is Julian astonished?

(see the answer keys)

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