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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Rosamund tells Buggerless that she feels much safer?
(a) He sees his brothers being attacked.
(b) He sees his brothers chasing Pa.
(c) He sees his father killed.
(d) He sees Pa with the crown.

2. Which of the following is the best definition of a soliloquy?
(a) When the play stops between acts.
(b) When characters are giving speeches to other characters.
(c) When a play's characters pause for effect.
(d) When a character is talking to the audience and is alone.

3. Which of the following is one of the main themes of this play?
(a) Relationships are the meaning of life.
(b) Life and relationships are chaotic.
(c) It is through life and relationships that meaning can be drawn.
(d) Excessive natures are poor relationships.

4. How does Pa react to the news?
(a) He says he will kill him during the meeting.
(b) He verbally screams at Ma.
(c) He cries uncontrollable.
(d) He becomes cowardly.

5. What does Pa do first to get rid of all of the guests except the captain?
(a) He uses it to pick his teeth.
(b) He puts it in Ma's hair.
(c) He throws the brush at the guests.
(d) He rubs it on their food.

Short Answer Questions

1. These two scenes are more of a what and less of a parody?

2. What does Buggerless say that he wants to do?

3. What do Ma and Manure want Pa to do with the money?

4. Why is Pa willing to give away some of the money?

5. What does Pa allow all of the peasants who did not win the race to do?

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