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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 creeping vine
(d) A pussycat

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

3. What job does Martha assign to Nick in Act 3?
(a) Gigolo
(b) Houseboy
(c) Butler
(d) Cook

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Nick blame his bad sexual performance on?

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

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

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