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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Lily Dale say she was when she lost her father?
(a) Ten.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Eleven.

2. From what company is Pete retired?
(a) Davenport and Kidder, attorneys at law.
(b) Houston Bank and Trust.
(c) Sunshine Produce.
(d) Southern Pacific Railway.

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

4. At what subject does Will say Bill excelled in school?
(a) Science.
(b) Home economics.
(c) Math.
(d) Literature.

5. According to Carson, Bill's roommate NEVER did what?
(a) Smiled.
(b) Ate.
(c) Worked.
(d) Exercised.

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

7. What is Will's attitude about the New Deal?
(a) Will thinks it's bad.
(b) Will has never heard of the New Deal.
(c) Will has no opinion about the New Deal.
(d) Will thinks it's great.

8. In what year does the play begin?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1940.

9. What's Susette's "burden"?
(a) Two of her children are not quite right.
(b) Her husband left her penniless.
(c) She has polio.
(d) One of her children is a pyromaniac.

10. Why does Lily Dale call the doctor?
(a) Pete has heart trouble.
(b) Will has heart trouble.
(c) She goes into labor.
(d) The young man from Atlanta shows up on the doorstep bleeding.

11. Has Clara ever heard of the maids organizing Disappointment Clubs in Houston?
(a) Never.
(b) Yes, frequently.
(c) From one or two people.
(d) Clara hears many conflicting claims.

12. How does Will say Bill came back to them after being a bombardier?
(a) Without a right arm.
(b) Without his vision.
(c) Without a left leg.
(d) Without a scratch.

13. What does Clara ask when Lily Dale says she is a nervous wreck?
(a) "Would you like some peach cobbler?"
(b) "Would you like some more coffee?"
(c) "Where's your stress ball?"
(d) "Where's your Christian faith?"

14. How does Will say his wife's brother lost his second son?
(a) In an air raid over Germany.
(b) To alcoholism.
(c) In a boating accident.
(d) He joined a cult.

15. Why hasn't Lily Dale gone near the piano since Bill died?
(a) It seems too frivolous.
(b) It seems too emotional.
(c) It seems too significant.
(d) It seems too cruel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Will say Bill was his happiest?

2. How does Lily Dale help the young man from Atlanta?

3. Where is Will at the top of the play?

4. According to the young man from Atlanta, who could be heard praying all over his boarding house every morning?

5. What's the name of Carson's oldest sister?

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