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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. What activity did Isabella put her life's energy into?
(a) Caring for her exotic garden.
(b) Caring for her children.
(c) Caring for horses.
(d) Caring for her elderly parents.

2. What was Joan doing when she went into labor?
(a) Resting at home after feeling ill.
(b) Presiding over an important ceremony.
(c) Spending time with her lover.
(d) Praying by herself.

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

4. Each of the following is a conflict for Jeanine's career except:
(a) How far she wants to commute to work.
(b) How much time she wants to spend at work.
(c) How far into the future she wants to plan.
(d) How much time she wants to spend with her fiance

5. Which character is not present in Act 1, Part 1?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Dull Gret.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Hennie.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joan went into labor, what did she think was happening?

2. What is the main topic of conversation in Act 1, Part 2?

3. What might get in the way of a job with a lot of travel for Jeanine?

4. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?

5. How many job interviews does Marlene come up with for Jeanine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Angie's desperation to connect with her aunt manifest itself through lies in Act 3, Part 1?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. Why do you think the author includes a character like Isabella in the play?

10. Why might Marlene have asked Joan if she considered not having the baby?

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