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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What liquor did George's school friend mispronounce?
(a) Shiraz
(b) Tequila
(c) Bourbon
(d) Gin

2. In what part of the country does the play take place?
(a) The Midwest
(b) New England
(c) The Rocky Mountain West
(d) The Deep South

3. Between which two colors do Martha and George argue, regarding their son's eyes?
(a) Blue and Hazel
(b) Blue and Green
(c) Brown and Hazel
(d) Green and Brown

4. What is Martha doing for Honey at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Making her coffee
(b) Washing her dress
(c) Bringing her aspirin
(d) Holding her hair

5. What reason does George give for not kissing Martha?
(a) He'd puke
(b) He's too drunk
(c) He'd be unfaithful to his other wife
(d) He'd get too excited

Short Answer Questions

1. About what metaphorical trap does George warn Nick?

2. Against which innovation does George speak out vehemently?

3. What is the faculty sport, according to George?

4. What does NIck have to drink?

5. According to George at the end of Act 1, what is Martha at heart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe George's "party games" bit.

2. How does Martha convince George to leave her and Nick alone?

3. How does George explain his son's habit of throwing up?

4. Compare George and Martha's attitudes to her father and its effect on George's career?

5. How does Martha describe Nick and Honey?

6. What is Martha's plan for the rest of the night, and why aren't she and George going to bed?

7. How does Nick change over the course of the play?

8. What is Martha's relationship with her father?

9. What is the topic of the book that Martha's father would not let George publish?

10. What do Nick and Honey learn about George and Martha's son in this section?

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