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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna think she is turning into?
(a) A dingbat.
(b) An overweight wife.
(c) A nag.
(d) A workaholic.

2. What are the three things Florence does for the family?
(a) Care for mother, wash, clean the house.
(b) Cook, wash clothes, iron pants.
(c) Care for mother, cook, iron shirts.
(d) Shop, clean the bathroom, care for Irv.

3. What does Sid's brother do to deal with the trying economic times?
(a) Goes to night school.
(b) Joins the navy.
(c) Joins the union.
(d) Robs a bank.

4. Why is Dr. Barnes upset at the beginning of Scene 6?
(a) He lost money in a poker game the night before.
(b) His best worker just quit.
(c) He didn't have his morning drink.
(d) He was outvoted by the board.

5. What does Sid mean by "backwash" if he and Florence married?
(a) Everything would work out okay.
(b) The families would back them up.
(c) The marriage would negatively affect the families.
(d) The families would benefit from the marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Benjamin most about the hospital's politics?

2. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?

3. What are the three things Florence says she wants from life?

4. How does Benjamin's unexpected job loss affect his understanding of the world?

5. What influential character is talked about but does not appear in Scene 3 or Scene 4?

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