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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 does Grandpa ask God to allow?
(a) Paul and Mr. DePinna to stop making fireworks.
(b) The family to continue living in the manner it has become used to.
(c) That Mr. Henderson leaves them alone.
(d) The basement to be easily repaired.

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

3. Where does Tony attend college?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) NYU.
(c) Cambridge University in England.
(d) Northwestern University.

4. Why might Tony feel the way he does about the Sycamore family?
(a) They are strange and unusual.
(b) They are not as kind as his family.
(c) They do not seem to like him.
(d) They are more accepting than his own family.

5. What has Grandpa never done?
(a) Paid parking tickets.
(b) Paid any income taxes.
(c) Participated in jury duty.
(d) Worked.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alice relent?

2. How does the reader or audience member know that this room serves more than one purpose?

3. How does the couple act?

4. What does Tony mention about his family?

5. Who has come for dinner with the Sycamore family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Alice relent?

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

4. What happens before Tony and Alice part? What does this show about their relationship?

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

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

7. What happens when the doorbell rings? How does this add to the comedic feeling of the play?

8. How does Grandpa relieve Mr. Kirby's fears? How does this also relieve the tension between the two families.

9. What does Grandpa do right before dinner? Why does he say this? What might this foreshadow?

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

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