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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else does Alice declare?
(a) The book is beautiful.
(b) The dance is fantastic.
(c) Everything is beautiful.
(d) The painting is gorgeous.

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

3. Whose son is Tony?
(a) The firm's owner.
(b) The headmaster of a prep school.
(c) A famous actor.
(d) A professor.

4. Why is what this person shows her important?
(a) It his most recent fireworks masterpiece.
(b) It is a book that has been in the family for generations.
(c) It is a dance that Essie has choreographed.
(d) It is a painting of Alice.

5. What genre of play is "You Can't Take It With You?"
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Romantic comedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Henderson leave?

2. Why does Alice relent?

3. Why is Mr. Henderson at the house?

4. What does Alice Sycamore do for a living?

5. What does Tony remind Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has this family become so quirky and unusual?

2. How does the play open? What does the audience member and reader learn about the family from the set?

3. Who is Ed Carmichael? Why are he and Essie a perfect match?

4. How does the scene become more confusing? How would this add more stress to Alice's already stressed-out life?

5. Describe the dinner. How does this begin to heal the wounds of the night before?

6. What does Alice say to Tony, regarding their relationship? Why does she say this? What assumptions is she making?

7. Why is the Grand Duchess at the Sycamore's home? How can the audience members relate to this?

8. What does Grandpa persuade Alice to do? How is he able to do this?

9. What is realized about both families? How might this affect Alice and Tony's relationship?

10. What is Grandpa's philosophy on life? How does this relate to the title of the play?

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