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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. Who does Grandpa not know?
(a) Essie has hired a ballet instructor.
(b) Any of the graduates.
(c) That Penny has left.
(d) Alice is in love with Tony.

2. Why does Alice wonder if a visitor has arrived?
(a) Her mother is at the door.
(b) The doorbell sounds.
(c) There is a knock on the door.
(d) The dog starts to bark.

3. What does Alice reveal about her evening?
(a) She is going out on a date with Tony Kirby.
(b) She is going to a concert.
(c) She is working late.
(d) She is going to a movie with friends.

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

5. What does Alice Sycamore do for a living?
(a) She is a banker in a firm on Wall Street.
(b) She makes fireworks with her father.
(c) She sells candy with Ed.
(d) She is a secretary at a Wall Street firm.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Penny comment?

2. How does Alice feel about Tony?

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

4. How are the characters introduced?

5. How does Grandpa challenge Mr. Henderson?

(see the answer key)

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