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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might get in the way of a job with a lot of travel for Jeanine?
(a) There are not many traveling jobs available.
(b) Women are not usually hired for traveling jobs.
(c) Marlene does not think Jeanine can handle a job like that.
(d) Jeanine gets very lonesome when she travels.

2. What part of the meal have the women been served by the end of Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Soup.
(b) Appetizers.
(c) The main course.
(d) Dessert.

3. Which character's children were taken away and never returned?
(a) Joan.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Nijo.
(d) Griselda.

4. Jeanine can best be described as:
(a) An ambitious woman who lacks self confidence.
(b) A spoiled girl who never had to work for her money.
(c) A smart, but lazy person.
(d) A staunch feminist.

5. What did Isabella do after her lover died?
(a) Went traveling.
(b) Stayed home for a long time
(c) Became a nun.
(d) Started her own business.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Joan take a lover?

2. By the end of Act 1, Part 3, which woman's story seems the least probable or realistic?

3. What religion is Nijo?

4. How many job interviews does Marlene come up with for Jeanine?

5. What was Walter's secret?

(see the answer key)

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