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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. Why must the two part for the evening?
(a) They are in an argument.
(b) Alice's family does not like Tony.
(c) They have broken up.
(d) It is late.

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

3. What is this person's name?
(a) Penny.
(b) Essie.
(c) Grandpa Vanderhof.
(d) Paul.

4. Why does Alice assume Tony will not be able to accept her family?
(a) She has a difficult time believing they can be accepted.
(b) Tony has already complained about her family's odd behavior.
(c) No one else accepts her family.
(d) Tony is very critical.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alice love Tony?

2. Who is the patriarch of this zany family?

3. Who is the most aimless of the household and periodically plays notes on the xylophone so that Essie can dance?

4. Why are the family members interrupting Alice and Tony?

5. How is Alice compared to the rest of her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Alice different from the rest of the family? Describe the interaction between Alice and the rest of the family.

2. Why does Mr. Henderson appear? How might the audience react to the arrival of this character?

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

4. How does Mr. Kirby respond to Grandpa's philosophy? How do the Kirbys and Sycamores begin to become one cohesive family?

5. How does Tony disagree with Alice? Why is he able to accept her family?

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

7. About what is "You Can't Take It With You?"

8. How are the characters introduced? Why might the playwright use this technique to present the personalities and quirkiness of these characters to the audience or reader?

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

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

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