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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. Why are the women toasting Marlene?
(a) She has been named managing director at work.
(b) She has just become engaged to be married.
(c) She has just completed her university degree.
(d) She has just bought a house.

2. What was one of the Emperor's rituals?
(a) Beating his women.
(b) Watching for the moon rise.
(c) Practicing yoga each morning.
(d) Drinking a bottle of saki on Saturdays.

3. By the end of Act 1, Part 3, which woman's story seems the least probable or realistic?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Marlene.
(c) Nijo.
(d) Gret.

4. The job Jeanine will interview for with good pay also offers:
(a) Great benefits.
(b) A lot of travel.
(c) A lot of free time.
(d) Limited prospects.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marlene, the story of Griselda's marriage begins like a:

2. Which topic of conversation is not mentioned in the beginning of the play?

3. Where does Act 2, Scene 1 take place?

4. What best describes Marlene's attitude with Jeanine during the interview?

5. Which part of the meal do the women order during Act 1, Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marlene harp so much on the fact that she left her unpleasant past life behind?

2. What is Joyce's attitude toward and about Angie in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What genre might be used to describe the play during Act 1? Explain why.

4. Why might Joan have taken a lover when she was Pope?

5. How does Louise's character parallel Joan's character?

6. How does Churchill portray women in dynamic and unlikely spiritual roles?

7. Does the close of Act 2, Scene 1 show Marlene interacting with Jeanine in a positive or negative light?

8. What is Marlene's power revealed in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 1, and why is this considered a power?

9. What is the significance of the menstrual blood exchange between Kit and Angie? Are they trying to prove anything here?

10. Why might Griselda have defended her husband's actions?

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