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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 did Nijo take the course in life she did?
(a) To repent for a life of sin.
(b) To see the world's beauties.
(c) To deepen her studies.
(d) To escape a repressive government.

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

3. Why is Jeanine changing jobs?
(a) She is changing careers.
(b) She was laid-off.
(c) She is having a mid-life crisis.
(d) She is tired of her current job.

4. Who asks Joan to finish her story about giving birth?
(a) Dull Gret.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Nijo.
(d) Marlene.

5. How does Griselda feel about her husband?
(a) She is thankful he took the children away.
(b) She defends his actions.
(c) She can never forgive him.
(d) She hates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of her skills, Jeanine:

2. Who is the youngest character in the play?

3. What was Nijo's previous occupation?

4. What was Nijo's first child?

5. Which character sometimes dressed as a man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Churchill have included a scene between Marlene and a character like Jeanine? How are they similar or different?

2. Why might the author include so few details about the identity of Marlene's lover?

3. Does Marlene really thinks Angie is stupid and strange?

4. What evidence from the play further supports Marlene's stated admiration of Margaret Thatcher?

5. How are Joan, Marlene, and Isabella all examples of behaving against the norms of society?

6. How is Griselda's experience with her children similar to or different from Marlene's experience with her own?

7. How is Marlene compared to her coworker Howard by the other women in the office?

8. What is the significance of Act 1, Part 2 ending with the waitress clearing the table?

9. Of the two characters, Joyce and Marlene, which one thinks she made the right decisions in life?

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

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