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

2. In what language does Joan pray?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

3. What happened to Nijo's child?
(a) The child died after a few days with her
(b) The child grew up to be a courtesan as well
(c) The child was immediately taken from her
(d) The child traveled with Nijo as a monk in training

4. Where does Joyce want the girls to go while they are in the yard?
(a) To the movies.
(b) Out of the house.
(c) Over to Kit's house.
(d) Into the house.

5. Why did Griselda accept Walter's tests of her love?
(a) She was raised to obey her husband.
(b) She knew the outcome beforehand.
(c) She enjoyed a challenge.
(d) She was afraid he would beat her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ghost did Angie think she heard?

2. What is Angie's secret?

3. Which character thinks that good works are most important?

4. What does Kit do while waiting for Angie to finish cleaning her room?

5. What might get in the way of a high-paying, demanding job for Jeanine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe a unique feature of Act 1's dialogue, and why it may be presented/designed this way.

3. Why might Churchill have written the character of Griselda as arriving late? What might it symbolize?

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

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

6. What is ironic about Angie's worship of Marlene?

7. Based on what you know of Marlene's character from the play, do you think she would do things differently if she had the chance?

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

9. 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?

10. What is ironic about Mrs. Kidd's claim that Howard needs the increase in salary?

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