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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was George sailing past when he saw the moon come back up after going down?
(a) Majorca
(b) Tripoli
(c) St. Croix
(d) Cape Cod

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

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

4. What does Martha knock into while she is necking with Nick?
(a) George's chair
(b) The record player
(c) The door chimes
(d) The bar

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

6. What does H.I. stand for on George's protagonist's baggage?
(a) Heavenly intercession
(b) Health and Intelligence
(c) Hope, Illinois
(d) Historical Inevitability

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

8. Which country does George warn against when he returns to the room?
(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China

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

10. In what liquor does George tell Martha to put the flowers?
(a) Scotch
(b) Bourbon
(c) Vodka
(d) Gin

11. George compares Nick to what animal as they argue about his upsetting Honey?
(a) Dog
(b) Cockroach
(c) Snake
(d) Pig

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

13. As Nick attacks George for betraying him, George says that he hates what?
(a) Misery
(b) Hypocrisy
(c) Inconsistency
(d) Pathos

14. 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) Raise a child with her
(b) Hold her
(c) Play games with her
(d) Make her laugh

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Western Union courier's name?

2. What does Nick think has happened to Martha when he comes downstairs in Act 3?

3. Which of the following is not among the descriptors George uses to describe Martha during this section?

4. Which is not a game that Honey and George talk about having played?

5. What onomatopoetic word does Martha use repeatedly to describe the moment she realized George was a lost cause?

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