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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What belief does Trock have about the local authorities?
(a) They are all liars.
(b) Only those who can be bribed can be trusted.
(c) They want him back in prison.
(d) He no longer cares about authority.

2. Where does Lucia imagine Trock was raised?
(a) By wolves.
(b) In a cellar.
(c) In a barn.
(d) In the city.

3. In what month is Act 1, Scene 1 set?
(a) January.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) August.

4. Why does Trock shout in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He is railing against stupidity.
(b) He is startled by Shadow's entrance.
(c) He is raging against love.
(d) He sees what he thinks is a ghost.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, where does Shadow reveal Trock has just been?
(a) Inside the apartment.
(b) In the river.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Trock and Shadow make Piny feel?

2. Who is "the doc at the gate?"

3. What comfort does Shadow offer Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Why does Shadow think Trock should be "full of high thought?"

5. Based on Trock's speech and mannerisms, how does he appear to be feeling in Act 1, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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