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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick think has happened to Martha when he comes downstairs in Act 3?
(a) He thinks she's gone crazy
(b) He thinks she's talking to Honey
(c) He thinks she's fallen asleep
(d) He thinks she's been attacked by George

2. What type of weapon does Martha call herself when Nick says she hurt him?
(a) A cluster bomb
(b) A flame thrower
(c) An atomic bomb
(d) A gatling gun

3. Honey obliquely mentions her hysterical pregnancy when she comes back into the room, but she calls it something else. What does she call it?
(a) Dyspepsia
(b) Anemia
(c) Appendicitis
(d) A toothache

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

5. What does George suggest is under the bridge instead of water?
(a) Blood
(b) Tar
(c) Bile
(d) Tears

6. What did George do with the telegram?
(a) He burned it
(b) He tore it up
(c) He ate it
(d) He framed it

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

8. What onomatopoetic word does Martha use repeatedly to describe the moment she realized George was a lost cause?
(a) Crash
(b) Boom
(c) Snap
(d) Pop

9. To what animal does George compare Martha when he calls her lovely?
(a) A peacock
(b) A mouse
(c) A dove
(d) A lioness

10. To what does Martha liken George's torment of Nick at the beginning of this scene?
(a) A midnight snack
(b) Herding cats
(c) Shooting fish in a barrel
(d) Pygmy hunting

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

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

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

14. What does George announce he is going to do after he returns to the room?
(a) Kiss Martha
(b) Play a game
(c) Punch NIck
(d) Read a book

15. In what month was Martha's son born?
(a) April
(b) February
(c) June
(d) September

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country does George warn against when he returns to the room?

2. How does George silence Martha as she protests the game?

3. What three words are repeated in relation to George and Martha at the beginning of the third act?

4. Which of the following is not something to which Martha compares herself in her Act 3 monologue?

5. How many times did George and Martha's son run away from home in one year according to Martha?

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