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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Joyce get pregnant?
(a) Never; she was unable to conceive.
(b) When Angie was six months old.
(c) When she was sixteen.
(d) When she was nearly 40 years old.

2. According to Marlene, what sort of people does she respect?
(a) People who become a success without regard for lovers or children.
(b) People with the courage and strength to succeed.
(c) People who make a lot of money despite their lack of education.
(d) People who never have to visit their poor relatives.

3. How much time does Mrs. Kidd say she needs with Marlene?
(a) An afternoon.
(b) No more than half an hour.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few minutes.

4. What does Angie convince Marlene of?
(a) That Joyce knows Angie is there.
(b) That Joyce has a new boyfriend.
(c) That Joyce will be joining them shortly.
(d) That Joyce is having a baby.

5. What happens to Angie in Act 3, Scene 3, Part 3?
(a) She tells Marlene the truth.
(b) She learns the truth from Marlene.
(c) She storms out of the office.
(d) She falls asleep.

6. According to Joyce, Angie is:
(a) Planning to be a nursery school teacher.
(b) Not too good with little children.
(c) Planning to be a pediatrician.
(d) Good with little children.

7. What does Angie do with her dress?
(a) She keeps it on during the visit.
(b) She wants Joyce to try it on.
(c) She asks Marlene to take it back.
(d) She complains that it does not fit properly.

8. Why is Howard not coming in to work during the course of the play?
(a) He is upset about Marlene's promotion.
(b) He is interviewing for a different job.
(c) He got into a car wreck.
(d) He is too hung over.

9. How will Marlene's new office compare to her present office?
(a) Is will be exactly the same.
(b) It will be much smaller.
(c) It will be in a different building.
(d) It will be much bigger.

10. When Winn came to work for Top Girls:
(a) She received more vacation time.
(b) She had to take a pay cut.
(c) She was offered more money.
(d) She quit her other job with no notice.

11. What does Joyce do when Marlene offers her money?
(a) Joyce scoffs at how little it is.
(b) Joyce gladly takes it.
(c) Joyce begins to cry.
(d) Joyce refuses to take any.

12. According to Mrs. Kidd, what is demeaning for Howard?
(a) To work for a white person
(b) To work for a woman
(c) To work at an employment agency
(d) To work in an office job

13. When does Act 3, Scene One take place?
(a) Simultaneously.
(b) A week later.
(c) A year earlier.
(d) A year later.

14. In Nell's former job, she was:
(a) Successful, but not a nice person.
(b) Unsuccessful, but a nice person.
(c) Both successful and a nice person.
(d) Neither successful nor a nice person.

15. What sort of "society" does Angie have with Kit?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Secret.
(c) Underage.
(d) High.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters work at Top Girls hung over?

2. According to Joyce, this "society" is:

3. According to Win, Louise will have to interview against:

4. How did the husbands of Joyce's friends react to her lack of husband?

5. What did Marlene do before coming to Joyce's house?

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