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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, according to George,did he receive the fateful telegram?
(a) Before they went to the faculty party
(b) Yesterday
(c) Between Acts 1 and 2
(d) Between Acts 2 and 3

2. What does George tell Martha is the first thing they have to do?
(a) Identify the body
(b) Call a funeral home
(c) Retain a priest
(d) Collect his effects

3. Which of the following is not a nickname that George gives to Honey during the dancing?
(a) Sexy
(b) Monkey nipples
(c) Angel tits
(d) Sugar tush

4. What landmark does George compare Honey to when she talks about getting sick?
(a) The Acropolis
(b) Mount Rushmore
(c) Big Ben
(d) The Sphinx

5. What kind of animal does Honey pretend to be when she enters the room?
(a) A rabbit
(b) A cat
(c) A squirrel
(d) A puppy

6. Where does Martha say she keeps her tears?
(a) In the shower
(b) In ice trays
(c) In a reliquary
(d) In the toilet cistern

7. What does Nick blame his bad sexual performance on?
(a) His guilt
(b) His drinking
(c) His lack of sleep
(d) His fear of George

8. Where is Honey sleeping at the end of Act 2?
(a) The bathroom
(b) The lawn
(c) The hall
(d) The spare bedroom

9. How do George and Martha agree to describe the final passage of the night?
(a) Dies Irae
(b) Exorcism
(c) Total war
(d) Endgame

10. What does Martha accuse George of doing when she returns to the room?
(a) Making Honey throw up
(b) Cheating on her
(c) Drinking her booze
(d) Antagonizing Nick

11. Which of the following is not something to which Martha compares herself in her Act 3 monologue?
(a) A pussycat
(b) A vinegary wine
(c) An old shoe
(d) A creeping vine

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

13. What does Honey do when she realizes Nick told George about her hysterical pregnancy?
(a) She passes out
(b) She throws up
(c) She slaps him
(d) She storms out of the house

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

15. What animal scared George and Martha's son, causing him to break his arm?
(a) A chicken
(b) A dog
(c) A goat
(d) A cow

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was Martha's son born?

2. According to George, how old was their son when Martha was still trying to bathe him herself?

3. What is the name of the last game?

4. What is Honey doing with a liquor bottle in Act 3?

5. How does Martha describe George's arguments during this scene?

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