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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the son's hair when he was born?
(a) Blond
(b) Gray
(c) He had no hair
(d) Black

2. What language does George begin speaking partway through Martha's description of their son?
(a) Latin
(b) Greek
(c) French
(d) German

3. Which of the follow is not among the things that Martha says George can do for her, as she tells Nick that she loves him?
(a) Hold her
(b) Raise a child with her
(c) Make her laugh
(d) Play games with her

4. What is Honey doing in her sleep, according to George?
(a) Talking
(b) Snoring
(c) Crying
(d) Sucking her thumb

5. What does Honey loudly announce that she wants?
(a) A drink
(b) A pillow
(c) A child
(d) A divorce

6. Why does Nick throw George to theground?
(a) He insults Honey
(b) He punches Nick
(c) He dares Nick to attack him
(d) He attacks Martha

7. Which of the following is not among the descriptors George uses to describe Martha during this section?
(a) Self-indulgent
(b) Dirty-minded
(c) Under-educated
(d) Liquor-ridden

8. What does George do during his game that offends Nick?
(a) He slips his drink on him
(b) He gropes Honey
(c) He snaps at him
(d) He calls him a gelding

9. According to George, how old was their son when Martha was still trying to bathe him herself?
(a) Twelve
(b) Sixteen
(c) Fourteen
(d) Nineteen

10. When can George handle Martha best, does he say?
(a) When they're in public
(b) When they're alone
(c) When he's drunk
(d) When she's asleep

11. What are we trying to find when we peel away at each other, according to George?
(a) Organs
(b) Bones
(c) Blood
(d) Marrow

12. What would Martha's father not allow George to do recently?
(a) Teach a course in modern German history
(b) Take a sabbatical abroad
(c) Quit
(d) Publish a book

13. What is Honey doing with a liquor bottle in Act 3?
(a) Cradling it like a baby
(b) Peeling the label
(c) Smashing it in the bathtub
(d) Drinking the dregs of it

14. What habit does George accuse Martha of in this scene?
(a) Grinding her teeth
(b) Biting her nails
(c) Nibbling her glass
(d) Chewing her ice

15. What part of George is broken according to Nick?
(a) His neck
(b) His heart
(c) His back
(d) His mind

Short Answer Questions

1. What landmark does George compare Honey to when she talks about getting sick?

2. Which of the following is not a party game mentioned by George in the second act?

3. In what liquor does George tell Martha to put the flowers?

4. What animal scared George and Martha's son, causing him to break his arm?

5. What type of flowers is George carrying with him when he returns to the house?

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