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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What might be some of the unusual noises heard throughout the apartment?
(a) Creaking of the old house.
(b) The construction of fireworks.
(c) A party in the basement.
(d) Ghosts.

3. What does Alice initially refuse?
(a) Tony's proposal.
(b) To spend time with her family.
(c) To go to work.
(d) To date Tony.

4. 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) There are beds and multiple dresser drawers, showing it is a bedroom as well.
(d) With its eclectic elements, including live snakes, a xylophone, and a printing press.

5. From where does the patriarch of this zany family come home?
(a) Attending a commencement ceremony.
(b) The basement making fireworks.
(c) Selling candy.
(d) Work at a bank.

6. Why does Alice love Tony?
(a) He accepts her family for who they are.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He is a smooth talker.
(d) He is wealthy.

7. Who does Alice think the visitor might be?
(a) Paul.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Tony.
(d) Grandpa.

8. How does Alice feel about her family?
(a) She adores them in spite of their quirkiness.
(b) She is angry that they are not normal.
(c) She dreams of escaping their oddities.
(d) She is annoyed and embarrassed by their odd behavior.

9. Why does Donald arrive with flies?
(a) To put into the pie.
(b) To annoy the family.
(c) To show Ed, who is fascinated by them.
(d) To feed the snakes in the solarium.

10. What does Penny assume about the man standing in the doorway?
(a) He is the neighbor.
(b) He is Alice's date.
(c) He is looking for Ed.
(d) He is from the IRS.

11. Why does Alice declare this?
(a) Her relationship with Tony will work out after all.
(b) She loves her grandfather.
(c) Her family is not so strange afte rall.
(d) Her mother is so kind and thoughtful.

12. How does Tony feel about Alice's family?
(a) He loves them.
(b) He is annoyed by them.
(c) He worries about their mental health.
(d) He is unsure how he feels about them.

13. What is not a good enough reason for Grandpa to part with his money?
(a) The need for an income.
(b) The operation of the federal government
(c) The right to a fair and speedy trial.
(d) To operation of the police force.

14. What does Alice declare?
(a) She wants to begin reading the book immediately.
(b) The fireworks' red glow is beautiful.
(c) The dance is beautiful.
(d) The painting is the most beautiful one she has ever seen.

15. The curtain goes down temporarily and rises on what scene?
(a) The same scene the next day.
(b) The same scene later that night.
(c) A different scene later that night.
(d) A different scene the next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose son is Tony?

2. How might Tony feel about being interrupted by Alice's family members?

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

4. What must Alice and Tony do?

5. How might Alice feel about being interrupted by her family members?

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