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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Paul Sycamore brought upstairs?
(a) His washed clothing.
(b) A present for his wife.
(c) His latest erector set creation of the Queen Mary.
(d) His new fireworks.

2. What adds to the confusion in the house?
(a) Grandpa decides to move out.
(b) Mr. Kolenkhov arrives with his friend Grand Duchess Olga.
(c) Mr. Henderson arrives to collect the tax money from Grandpa.
(d) The house explodes again.

3. What is contrasting about the guest(s) and the Sycamores?
(a) Mr. Henderson is very angry, while the Sycamores are cheerful and pleasant.
(b) Tony is nervous, while the Sycamores are relaxed and amiable.
(c) Gay Wellington is stumbling around the room, while the Sycamores are quietly working on individual projects.
(d) The formal dress of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby starkly contrasts with the Sycamores and their houseguests.

4. What had Penny begun for Mr. DePinna?
(a) A script.
(b) New fireworks.
(c) A painting.
(d) A dance.

5. How does Grandpa's help change Mr. Kirby?
(a) Grandpa angers him.
(b) Grandpa calms him down.
(c) Grandpa makes him nervous.
(d) Grandpa excites him.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the family sit down?

2. How does the second act open?

3. What does the word game reveal?

4. Why does Penny initiate a word game?

5. Why has Kolenkhov brought her to the Sycamore house?

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