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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the doorbell announce?
(a) The arrival of Mr. Kirby.
(b) The arrival of Mr. Henderson.
(c) The arrival of the agency men.
(d) The arrival of Gay Wellington.

2. What happens as the Kirbys prepare to leave?
(a) Three men from the Justice Department arrive.
(b) Mr. Kirby tells his wife they are no longer leaving.
(c) Mrs. Kirby changes her mind and wants to stay.
(d) The house explodes.

3. What does the word game reveal?
(a) The Kirby's excitement about being at the Sycamore's home.
(b) The Kirbys' hidden emotions.
(c) The Kirbys' happiness about Tony's engagement to Alice.
(d) How happy Alice is to have the Kirbys at her home.

4. What is Alice preparing to do?
(a) Go to her room and never come out.
(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 the office to get away from her family.

5. What is Grandpa doing, amid all the chaos in the room?
(a) He is taking a nap.
(b) He is putting together a puzzle.
(c) He throws feather darts at a target.
(d) He is reading a book.

6. What is not appropriate about what Ed and Donald do?
(a) Adult men should not cry.
(b) Nothing they buy is appropriate for the occasion.
(c) They have houseguests and should not hide in the basement.
(d) The Kirbys are embarrassed by the embrace.

7. What is Mr. DePinna required to do?
(a) Put the film in the camera for Essie.
(b) Find an artist's costume for himself.
(c) Carry Penny's paint supplies for her.
(d) Don a Roman toga.

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

9. What does Ed need to do?
(a) Work on fireworks.
(b) Help with the painting project.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Make his candy deliveries.

10. What does Essie want Ed to do?
(a) Quit his job and stay at home with her, dancing.
(b) Call the police and tell them that a strange man is following him.
(c) Return as soon as possible so that he can play the xylophone for her lesson with Mr. Kolenkhov.
(d) Go to work and enjoy himself.

11. How does Alice feel about last night's events?
(a) Completely destroyed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Refreshed.

12. How does the second act open?
(a) In the Kirby's home.
(b) Upstairs.
(c) In the same living room.
(d) In the basement.

13. To what does the family sit down?
(a) A performance by Essie, Ed, Mr. DePinna, and Paul.
(b) Lunch.
(c) A performance by Essie.
(d) Dinner.

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

15. Why does Paul descend again into the basement?
(a) He is allergic to sunlight.
(b) He is nervous about being around too many people.
(c) He is afraid of open spaces.
(d) To finish the fireworks order that must be driven to Mount Vernon tomorrow in time for the Fourth of July.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Grand Duchess Olga done for the family?

2. What is Olga anxious to do?

3. Where might Tony have gotten the idea to leave the firm?

4. For what does Tony plea?

5. What continues as usual tonight?

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