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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is believed about Ed's candy sales?
(a) The candy contains illegal drugs.
(b) He does not have license to sell candy.
(c) He is making too much money.
(d) He is spreading Communist propaganda with the candy deliveries.

2. Who has come to find Tony?
(a) Mr. Henderson.
(b) Alice.
(c) The agency men.
(d) Mr. Kirby.

3. What does Grandpa finally do?
(a) Tells Tony to leave.
(b) Pays Mr. Henderson.
(c) Reaches Alice.
(d) Calls the police.

4. What is Mr. Kirby's reaction to this announcement?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Incredulous.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

5. When had Penny begun this for Mr. DePinna?
(a) Eight years ago.
(b) The day before.
(c) Eighteen years ago.
(d) Two years ago.

6. What does the Grand Duchess Olga do for a living?
(a) She works as a waitress in a coffee shop.
(b) She sings.
(c) She does nothing.
(d) She teaches ballet.

7. What has been finalized?
(a) Essie's dance.
(b) Gay's performance.
(c) The time of the meal.
(d) The menu.

8. What has the Grand Duchess not had since leaving Russia?
(a) An English lesson.
(b) A ballet pupil.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A good meal.

9. What is Alice preparing to do?
(a) Go to the office to get away from her family.
(b) Leave for a trip to the Adirondacks so that she can be alone to think.
(c) Return to life as if nothing happened.
(d) Go to her room and never come out.

10. What is Alice happily doing?
(a) Cleaning the house for the next night's dinner.
(b) Giving instructions to family members about their roles in tomorrow night's dinner.
(c) Talking to Tony on the telephone.
(d) Reading the script with Gay Wellington.

11. What happens to all thirteen people of the household, including the Kirbys?
(a) They receive suspended sentences for their alleged contributions in making fireworks without a permit.
(b) They are fined for the illegal production of firearms.
(c) They are imprisoned with five-year sentences.
(d) They are put under house arrest.

12. In what does Tony remain undaunted?
(a) His desire to go home.
(b) His vigil to reach Alice before she leaves.
(c) His need to end the relationship.
(d) His love for his family.

13. With what does Mr. DePinna emerge from the basement?
(a) Old clothing to donate to the poor.
(b) An old photograph of the family.
(c) A painting of himself as a discus thrower.
(d) More fireworks.

14. To what does Tony admit?
(a) He never wanted to invite his family over to the Sycamore's home.
(b) Setting off the fireworks in the basement.
(c) Wishing he had never met the Sycamores or Alice.
(d) Purposely having brought his parents to the Sycamore house on the wrong night for dinner.

15. Why do Rheba and Donald feel compassion for the Kirbys?
(a) They are normal people who have now gotten themselves involved with a very unusual family.
(b) They are not comfortable with disruptions to their schedules, let alone the public humiliation of arrest.
(c) Their son is marrying into the Sycamore family.
(d) They are kind people who did not deserve to be punished along with the Sycamores.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Penny change into her artist costume?

2. What is not appropriate about what Ed and Donald do?

3. To what does the family agree?

4. What happens as the Kirbys prepare to leave?

5. What does the family have for the guest(s)?

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