Lost In Yonkers - Final Test
This quiz is a final assessment for Neil Simon's play Lost in Yonkers.
- 1.Which character went through the most significant change throughout the play? Support your answer with textual evidence. Your answer must be at least 8-10 sentences in length.
- 2.During what time period does the play take place?
- A.
1920's
- B.
1930's
- C.
1940's
- D.
1950's
- 3.Why have Eddie, Arty, and Jay gone to visit Grandma?
- A.
They always have dinner there on Sundays.
- B.
Eddie has asked Grandma to take the children in for an undetermined amount of time.
- C.
Aunt Bella has taken ill; she needed the company.
- D.
They are attending Uncle Louie's funeral.
- 4.Which of the following adjectives best describes Grandma's outward personality?
- A.
Accepting
- B.
Tender
- C.
Rigid
- D.
Poor
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Which of the following is Bella's "weakness"?
- A.
She has married seven times.
- B.
She has a mental handicap.
- C.
She cannot take care of her mother.
- D.
She cannot cook.
- 6.Who eventually makes the decision that the boys will stay at Grandma's?
- A.
Aunt Bella
- B.
Grandma
- C.
Eddie
- D.
Jay
- 7.Where is Eddie going?
- A.
To fight in the war.
- B.
To work in the scrap metal business in various states.
- C.
To marry his longtime girlfriend.
- D.
To visit an old friend.
- 8.Describe the boys' reactions to being told they will live with their grandmother.
- A.
They are excited. They enjoy spending time at her house.
- B.
They are worried and disappointed. They have not had much contact with her.
- C.
They are neither worried nor excited. They do not have positive or negative feelings about Grandma.
- D.
None of the above.
- 9.What does Grandma call Jay and Arty?
- A.
Jay and Arty
- B.
Thing 1 and Thing 2
- C.
Yakob and Artur
- D.
Jacob and Arthur
- 10.Where is Yonkers located?
- A.
Germany
- B.
New York
- C.
Pennsville
- D.
Pennsylvania
- 11.What type of business does Grandma own?
- A.
A Laundromat
- B.
A Steakhouse
- C.
A Gym
- D.
A Candy Store
- 12.Why does Grandma walk with a cane?
- A.
From old age.
- B.
She has had her hip replaced.
- C.
She was trampled on by a horse.
- D.
She was pushed from a moving vehicle.
- 13.Why does Eddie have to earn a substantial amount of money quickly?
- A.
He has racked up a large gambling debt.
- B.
He owes a loan shark money from the treatment of his wife before she passed.
- C.
He owes his mother a large sum of money.
- D.
Louie's friends have threatened to kill him if he does not fund their vacation.
- 14.What do the boys do to "earn" their boarding at Grandma's house?
- A.
They clean the house daily.
- B.
They work in the candy store.
- C.
They run a paper route.
- D.
They work at the local movie theatre as ushers.
- 15.Who shows up unexpectedly one night while Jay and Arty are getting ready for bed?
- A.
Aunt Bella
- B.
Aunt Gert
- C.
Their father
- D.
Uncle Louie
- 16.Why does Aunt Gert have a speech/breathing problem?
- A.
She was afraid to talk in her sleep when she was younger for fear of what her mother may do to her.
- B.
She was beaten by her mother and punctured a lung as a result.
- C.
The medication she is on forces her to speak this way.
- D.
She has asthma.
- 17.What does Uncle Louie do for a living?
- A.
He works in the candy store.
- B.
He drives a limo.
- C.
He works for the mob.
- D.
He owns a laundromat.
- 18.Why has Bella been frequenting the movies lately?
- A.
She enjoys seeing the same movie repeatedly.
- B.
She has met someone who works there.
- C.
She and Grandma enjoy trips to the movies.
- D.
She enjoys taking the boys to see movies.
- 19.True or False? The boys attempt to steal money from their grandmother.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.True or False? Aunt Bella steals money from her mother.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.What presents does Aunt Bella and "Grandma" buy for the boys before they return home with their father?
- A.
Ice cream sundaes
- B.
Candy
- C.
A Football and a basketball
- D.
Movies
- 22.Identify which character is speaking for the next few questions. Where would someone like Grandma hide her money?
- A.
Jay
- B.
Arty
- C.
Eddie
- D.
Louie
- 23.Jay, do you think the Germans would let some Jew in Poland send $9,000 to some Jew in Alabama?
- A.
Uncle Louie
- B.
Aunt Bella
- C.
Arty
- D.
Eddie
- 24.You guys have to promise not to tell grandma! Jay?
- A.
Arty
- B.
Uncle Louie
- C.
Eddie
- D.
Aunt Bella
- 25."You got moxie."
- A.
Aunt Bella
- B.
Jay
- C.
Uncle Louie
- D.
Grandma
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