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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pa want to get rid of all of the guests except Captain Manure?
(a) He has a secret to share with the captain.
(b) He wants to talk to the captain alone.
(c) He knows the captain is sleeping with his wife.
(d) His wife told him to behave this way.

2. How does Pa feel when he hears what Manure has to say?
(a) Angered.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Happy.

3. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?
(a) Crudely filled with cursing and epithets.
(b) Eccentric and sometimes unintelligible language.
(c) Proper English mixed with some slang terms.
(d) A language foreign to theEnglish speaking reader.

4. Which of the following is an accurate description of the character Pa?
(a) He is poor.
(b) He is king.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is cowardly.

5. In what way is Pa violent?
(a) Physically.
(b) Emotionally.
(c) Verbally.
(d) Cheerfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa complain about in regards to the menu?

2. What does Manure say to Pa's suggestion?

3. What is the main plot line in Act 1 of this play?

4. What happens between Ma and Pa when the guests come in?

5. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?

(see the answer key)

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