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Another "Lobster Alice" Quiz

Some slightly detailed questions about the play "Lobster Alice" by Kira Obolensky.

A multiple-choice quiz by vtechbeaver. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
vtechbeaver

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,941

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
147

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What type of tea does Alice order ten pounds of? Hint

Black

Mint

Green

Spice

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the name of the lady in purchasing? Hint

Susan

Shirley

Alice

Gala

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Question 3 of 20

3. What did Alice get in her eyes at the wedding? Hint

Bubbles

Sand

Tears

Rice

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Question 4 of 20

4. What type of sandwich does John have for lunch at the end of the play?

Answer: (the full words-no abbreviations (Four or five words))

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Question 5 of 20

5. What type of sandwich does Alice have for lunch at the end of the play?

Answer: (Two or three words)

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Question 6 of 20

6. Where do John and Alice both dream of moving to? Hint

New York City

Oklahoma City

West Hollywood

Los Angeles

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Question 7 of 20

7. In the first act, what does Alice say: "Can I get you a cup of _____ this morning?"

Answer: (I wouldn't drink this if I were you.)

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is Alice's favorite flavor of pudding? Hint

Chocolate

Tapioca

Vanilla

Butterscotch

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Question 9 of 20

9. Whose bust does Alice see in Dali's works? Hint

Voltaire

Shakespeare

Washington

Aristotle

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Question 10 of 20

10. What does the caterpillar smoke?

Answer: (It was in the list at the begining of the play)

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Question 11 of 20

11. In reference to the night with the couch, Alice said that John acted like what animal? Hint

Lion

Mouse

Dove

Wolf

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Question 12 of 20

12. How does Alice sometimes think of John outside of work? Hint

with affection

with interest

with hate

with love

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Question 13 of 20

13. Where is Alice's home, where her mother still lives? Hint

Wyoming

Oklahoma

Texas

Missouri

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these does Alice not do? Hint

Read Life Magazine

Study Chinese

Read Time Magazine

Study Medieval texts

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Question 15 of 20

15. When Dali enters for the first time, he gives John a present. Where does he say this present is from? Hint

His heart and his soul

Paris

Seville

His heart and his loins

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Question 16 of 20

16. What does John say he is to Dali during his stay? Hint

His ambassador

His liaison

His manager

His accountant

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of these was not an American headline about Dali? Hint

Salvador the Madcap Artist

Salvador the Surrealist Nightmare

Putting the F Back in Art

Making Sense Out of No Sense

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Question 18 of 20

18. What of Dali's should no one touch? Hint

His scarves

His beret

His carpeting

His jacket

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who is the girl in the picture in John's office? Hint

Shirley, his sister

Susan, his sister

Susan, his fiancee

Shirley, his fiancee

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Question 20 of 20

20. Why does Dali say his hotel is unacceptable? Hint

There is carpeting everywhere

There is no swimming pool

There are hardwood floors

The hotel is charging a phenomenal sum

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What type of tea does Alice order ten pounds of?

Answer: Black

The list did not specify what type of tea, so Alice told Shirley to order black tea.

2. What is the name of the lady in purchasing?

Answer: Shirley

Shirley is who Alice orders the items from at the begining of the play.

3. What did Alice get in her eyes at the wedding?

Answer: Rice

Alice states this when talking to Shirley on the telephone.

4. What type of sandwich does John have for lunch at the end of the play?

Answer: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

5. What type of sandwich does Alice have for lunch at the end of the play?

Answer: Lobster salad sandwich

John says that lobster salad sounds fancy and Alice replies that it is.

6. Where do John and Alice both dream of moving to?

Answer: New York City

There is a park in NYC.

7. In the first act, what does Alice say: "Can I get you a cup of _____ this morning?"

Answer: Couch

John "Did you say a cup of couch?"

8. What is Alice's favorite flavor of pudding?

Answer: Tapioca

Disney labeled John's plan for "Alice in Wonderland" as vanilla pudding. John says he likes vanilla pudding, but Alice says she prefers tapioca.

9. Whose bust does Alice see in Dali's works?

Answer: Voltaire

Alice tells John that she sees the bust of Voltaire, just after John labels Dali's pictures as naughty and offensive.

10. What does the caterpillar smoke?

Answer: a hookah

"A hookah...h-o-o-k-a-h...no I'm not kidding." is what Alice says to Shirley on the phone in the first scene.

11. In reference to the night with the couch, Alice said that John acted like what animal?

Answer: Mouse

No man wants to be told that he is a mouse.

12. How does Alice sometimes think of John outside of work?

Answer: with affection

John "Do you think of me outside of work?"....Alice "Sometimes I think of you with affection."

13. Where is Alice's home, where her mother still lives?

Answer: Oklahoma

Alice moved because Oklahoma wasn't interesting.

14. Which of these does Alice not do?

Answer: Read Time Magazine

Dali comments that Alice is an avid student.

15. When Dali enters for the first time, he gives John a present. Where does he say this present is from?

Answer: His heart and his loins

The present is a bundle of cutlery. Alice then goes to put them in a vase.

16. What does John say he is to Dali during his stay?

Answer: His liaison

17. Which of these was not an American headline about Dali?

Answer: Salvador the Surrealist Nightmare

18. What of Dali's should no one touch?

Answer: His scarves

Dali is always taking off his scarves and throwing them down to be dramatic. At one point, Alice tries to pick up his scarf off the floor and Dali won't let her touch it.

19. Who is the girl in the picture in John's office?

Answer: Susan, his fiancee

Originally, John had said the picture was of his sister, but later he admitted that Susan had been his fiancee.

20. Why does Dali say his hotel is unacceptable?

Answer: There is carpeting everywhere

Dali says that "Carpet is the source of all sinus infections."

Source: Author vtechbeaver

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