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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 has Grandpa never done?
(a) Paid parking tickets.
(b) Worked.
(c) Participated in jury duty.
(d) Paid any income taxes.

2. Why does Rheba enter the room?
(a) To check on the dinner count.
(b) To clean the room.
(c) To talk to Alice.
(d) She is looking for her boyfriend.

3. Who is the most aimless of the household and periodically plays notes on the xylophone so that Essie can dance?
(a) Grandpa.
(b) Ed Carmichael.
(c) Essie Carmichael.
(d) Alice Sycamore.

4. How does Alice feel about Tony?
(a) She detests him.
(b) She really likes him.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) She is unsure about him.

5. How does the reader or audience member know that this room serves more than one purpose?
(a) Books and bookshelves line the walls of the room.
(b) There is a counter and a cash register.
(c) With its eclectic elements, including live snakes, a xylophone, and a printing press.
(d) There are beds and multiple dresser drawers, showing it is a bedroom as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the patriarch of this zany family?

2. What does Penny assume about the man standing in the doorway?

3. How does Alice feel about her family?

4. What does Alice reveal about her evening?

5. Where does Alice go to get ready for her date?

(see the answer key)

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