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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Will believe Bill committed suicide?
(a) Will says Bill left a note.
(b) Will says Bill always looked both ways before crossing the street.
(c) Will says Bill never learned to swim.
(d) Will says Bill was always deeply depressed.

2. How many children does Vivian have?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. The young man from Atlanta tells Lily Dale that Bill was like a what to him?
(a) A son.
(b) A nephew.
(c) A brother.
(d) A father.

4. Carson brings along a picture of who?
(a) Pete's sister.
(b) Pete's brother.
(c) Pete's mother.
(d) Pete's aunt.

5. What does Sam Curtis say to Will about the young man from Atlanta?
(a) Sam Curtis says the young man is very handsome.
(b) Sam Curtis says he thinks the young man is a phony.
(c) Sam Curtis says the young man has a fine reputation.
(d) Sam Curtis says the young man is a killer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What's Susette's "burden"?

2. When does Will say Bill was his happiest?

3. In what year does the play begin?

4. Has Clara ever heard of the maids organizing Disappointment Clubs in Houston?

5. What kind of person does Will feel he is at heart?

(see the answer key)

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