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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. Who is the main storyteller of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Nijo.
(c) Pope Joan.
(d) Marlene.

2. What sort of work has Jeanine done in the past?
(a) Janitorial.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Secretarial.

3. What occupation did Griselda's husband have?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Prince.
(c) Wealthy landowner.
(d) Healer.

4. Who is the youngest character in the play?
(a) Kit.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Angie.
(d) Marlene.

5. Which part of the meal do the women order during Act 1, Part 3?
(a) Dessert.
(b) Appetizers.
(c) Salad.
(d) Main course.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 1, Part 1 take place?

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

3. When did Joan take a lover?

4. What did Joan hope to understand as Pope?

5. Who seems the least upset as Griselda tells her story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on what you know about Louise's character, how might she act when she returns to her office today?

2. Why does Marlene become overwrought and have to leave the room when the conversation topic turns to the women's lovers?

3. Why might Joyce have been so short with Marlene on her visit?

4. Based on the information given in the play, why might respect for a private life be important to Jeanine?

5. Why might Churchill have left Jeanine with the two job possibilities that she did?

6. How is Joyce's husband similar to the other male characters mentioned in the play?

7. What might the future hold for Marlene, and what clues in the story support your answer?

8. How is Angie's presence in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2 Churchill's reminder of Marlene's determination to succeed?

9. What parallel can be drawn between Jeanine and Marlene?

10. What evidence from the play supports Marlene's reason for bringing such nice gifts to the house when it was not Christmas or anyone's birthday?

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