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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the play take place?
(a) Wednesday
(b) Monday
(c) Sunday
(d) Friday

2. What attribute of Nick and Honey's does George comment on as they ring the doorbell?
(a) Their good manners
(b) Their natual grace
(c) Their youthful glow
(d) Their punctuality

3. Who throws up at the end of Act 1?
(a) Martha
(b) Nick
(c) George
(d) Honey

4. To what type of animal does George compare Martha's father?
(a) A cat
(b) A shark
(c) A mouse
(d) A bear

5. How many more teeth does Martha have than George?
(a) One
(b) None
(c) Four
(d) Two

6. What animal sound does George make late in this section?
(a) Cat
(b) Dog
(c) Horse
(d) Pig

7. How old does George tell Nick Martha is?
(a) Twenty
(b) Forty-five
(c) Seventy
(d) One hundred and twenty-five

8. Which of these is not among the topics of which George claims to have limited knowledge?
(a) Practical morality
(b) Ocean levels
(c) International cuisine
(d) National boundaries

9. What does George think is the name of the film Martha is referencing?
(a) Rebecca
(b) Chicago
(c) You Can't Take it with You
(d) The Magnificent Ambersons

10. What don't insane people do, according to George?
(a) Age
(b) Love
(c) Cry
(d) Hurt

11. Which of the following is not a drunken act that George warns Martha against?
(a) Taking off her clothes
(b) Passing out
(c) Throwing up
(d) Driving off

12. What does Nick say is not his idea of a good time?
(a) Flagellation
(b) Defenstration
(c) Evisceration
(d) Masturbation

13. In Nick's mock plan for taking over the university, as what does he want to establish himself?
(a) An inevitability
(b) A stumbling block
(c) A power-broker
(d) A nonentity

14. Which of these is not a French insult that George and Martha hurl at each other?
(a) Cyclope
(b) Putain
(c) Bete
(d) Cochon

15. What did George do at the party when someone sang the Virginia Woolf song, according to Martha?
(a) Smile
(b) Sing
(c) Laugh
(d) Sulk

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the ages of George and Martha compare?

2. Why did Martha live alone with her father for most of her early life?

3. Which mythical creature does George compare Martha to as he discusses his son with Nick?

4. How does George refer to Martha's new outfit?

5. Who answers the door when Nick and Honey arrive?

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