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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 does Mr. Henderson leave?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) He is thrown out of the house.
(c) With encouragement from Grandpa.
(d) In a huff.

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

3. What does Alice reveal about her evening?
(a) She is going to a concert.
(b) She is going to a movie with friends.
(c) She is working late.
(d) She is going out on a date with Tony Kirby.

4. What does Grandpa enjoy doing?
(a) Attending commencement exercises.
(b) Running the household.
(c) Working at the bank.
(d) Selling candy.

5. How does Alice feel about Tony?
(a) She really likes him.
(b) She detests him.
(c) She is unsure about him.
(d) She does not like him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why must the two part for the evening?

2. The curtain goes down temporarily and rises on what scene?

3. What does Alice say to Tony?

4. Where does Tony attend college?

5. Why does Alice feel she has to refuse this?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grandpa challenge Mr. Henderson? How does Mr. Henderson handle this? With whom is the audience more likely to side, Grandpa or Mr. Henderson? Why?

2. Why does Tony accept Alice's family?

3. 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?

4. How does Penny try to ease tension? Why does this not work?

5. How is Tony beginning to act more like the Sycamore family? Why?

6. Why is Ed feeling uncertain about his work? What might this foreshadow?

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

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

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

10. How is Alice directing her family? Why is she doing this?

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