Character Info
Prelim Situation
Exposition
Vocab
100
What is the financial standing of the Brewster sisters?

They are 'loaded'.

100

What does Teddy yell EVERY TIME he runs up the stairs?

CHARGE!

100
What city and state does this play take place in?

Brooklyn, New York

100

When someone is described as 'cuckoo', they are...

crazy

200

Who does Teddy have to consult to release the toys to Officer Brophy and Klein?

The Cabinet

200
What is Mortimer's job in this play?

+50 pts- how does Dr. Harper feel about Mortimer's line of work?

Drama Critic

Dr. Harper does NOT approve 

200

Why was Mortimer looking around after Elaine left? What was he looking for?

He left a large envelope around the house, one of his chapters of his book on Thoreau.

200

What is 'Quince'?

small fruit often used for jams, preserves, pies, etc.  Often a backyard tree.

300

Grandfather Brewster built and furnished the house. What was NOT in the house until Mortimer convinced the aunts to add it?

electricity

300

What did Grandfather Brewster 'specialize in'? What does it mean? 

Patent Medicine

300

Dr. Harper has made arrangements for Teddy to go WHERE? and WHY?

Happy Dale Sanatarium because he wants a plan in place when the Aunts eventually pass away

300

Dr. Harper has trepidation when it comes to mortimer's career. What does trepidation mean?

nervousness, anxiety

400

What style is the house built/decorated in? 

HINT: is it new or old? 

Victorian

400

What does Officer Klein reveal about the sister's 'side hustle'? What do they offer? 

Officer Klein revealed that the Brewster sisters are renting a room out in thier house

400

What happens at the end of the scene between Mortimer and Elaine?

They get engaged

400

What is a Sanitarium?

private asylum for physically /mentally ill people

500

Why did Jonathan leave Brooklyn?

He left brooklyn 'by request', meaning he was kicked out of the house.

500

What place does teddy think the cellar is? What does he DO in the cellar? 

Panama Canal, digs locks


500

What is the initial incident of this play? What is the play that mortimer was planning on seeing that night?

Mortimer finding a dead body in the window seat, Murder will out!


500

What is a 'lock' in relation to the panama canal?

section of a canal with a water-level that can be mechanically adjusted so ships can travel levelly on a non-level terrain.

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