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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. How are the characters introduced?
(a) A voice-over describes each character.
(b) Alice introduces them.
(c) By Grandpa.
(d) As they come in and out of this room.

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

3. What is Mr. Henderson's job?
(a) To revoke his driver's license.
(b) To explain the tax situation to Grandpa.
(c) To offer him a job.
(d) To force him to come to jury duty.

4. What does Tony ask Alice to do?
(a) Remember him.
(b) Pack her things.
(c) Meet him before work in the morning.
(d) Have a nice life.

5. Why does Ed ask Rheba about the dinner menu?
(a) He is a very picky eater.
(b) He wants to make sure his favorite dessert, apple pie, is included on it.
(c) So that he may begin the typesetting.
(d) He has a strong sense of curiosity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who passes Mr. Henderson in the hall?

2. What genre of play is "You Can't Take It With You?"

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

4. Why is Essie Carmichael making candy?

5. From where do Paul Sycamore and Mr. DePinna emerge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Tony able to change Alice's mind? To what does Alice agree? Why does she change her mind?

2. How does Mrs. Kirby react to this strange family? How does her behavior make Alice's fears become realized?

3. How does this scene open? How does this continue to reflect the Sycamore family's quirkiness?

4. How does the family respond to this crisis? How does this prolong the hilarity of this scene for the audience?

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

6. How is the household continuing as usual that evening? How are the characters even more strange than initially thought?

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

8. What does Penny comment about Alice? Why? Why might Alice be attracted to this type of man?

9. What has this embarrassing incident done to Alice? How would you feel, if you were Alice?

10. What does Alice declare to her father? Why does she say this?

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