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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scares Mr. Henderson out of the apartment without another word?
(a) Grandpa yelling at him.
(b) The explosion.
(c) The shaking of the floor from the earthquake.
(d) The flood that is now coming into the living room.

2. Why might Tony like Alice's family?
(a) They are so different from his own.
(b) The dinners are superb.
(c) They give great presents.
(d) They are very similar to his family.

3. What is Gay interested in?
(a) Writing plays.
(b) Drinking gin.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Singing.

4. What does the doorbell bring?
(a) The unexpected arrival of the Kirbys.
(b) The unexpected arrival of Mr. Henderson.
(c) The unexpected arrival of Tony.
(d) The unexpected arrival of Gay Wellington.

5. To what has Grandpa not responded?
(a) Requests for him to find a job.
(b) The government's letters regarding his tax evasion.
(c) Phone calls from the courthouse.
(d) The police station's letters regarding his unpaid parking tickets.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the patriarch of this zany family come home?

2. Why is what this person shows her important?

3. The curtain goes down temporarily and rises on what scene?

4. What is Grandpa doing, amid all the chaos in the room?

5. What is the purpose of the cluttered and chaotic living room of Grandpa Vanderhof?

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