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

2. Who does Grandpa not know?
(a) Alice is in love with Tony.
(b) Any of the graduates.
(c) That Penny has left.
(d) Essie has hired a ballet instructor.

3. What is unusual about the apartment?
(a) The windows are boarded up.
(b) Everyone is in the same room.
(c) There are unusual noises throughout the apartment.
(d) It is quiet.

4. Who passes Mr. Henderson in the hall?
(a) Mr. Kolenkhov.
(b) Alice.
(c) Tony.
(d) Paul.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alice go?

2. What might be some of the unusual noises heard throughout the apartment?

3. Why does Ed ask Rheba about the dinner menu?

4. How does the couple act?

5. Who is Mr. Henderson?

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. What unexpected event takes place? How does all the activity prior to this event add to the shock and humor of this event?

3. What might Tony's words "every couple has challenges with family dynamics" foreshadow?

4. What is the outcome of Grandpa's tax evasion? What might be the response of audience members?

5. Who is Essie Carmichael? What is she doing in this scene? How does she fit seamlessly into the Sycamore family?

6. What does Rheba recall? How does this information satisfy the audience?

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

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

9. What is ironic about Alice?

10. What has happened to both of the families? What might be the audience's reaction to this news?

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