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Why does John call Carol into his office?

(A) To help him put together his new desk

(B) To teach her more about "virtual warehousing of the young"

(D) To congratulate her on her hockey team's victory

Why, in Carol's opinion, do most people come to college?

(A) To land lucrative investment banking jobs

(B) To be helped, and to be prepared for a full life

(D) To get good grades

What directly prompts John to get a new house?

(A) His gaining tenure

(B) His inheritance of some money

(D) His wife's second pregnancy

How does John liken justice to higher education?

(A) John Rawls had elaborate theories of both

(B) A jury is just as clueless as an admissions board

(D) Hideous robes

Why do Jerry and Grace keep pestering John throughout act one?

(A) The seller of the house won't take John's offer

(B) They are trying to save John from having to meet with Carol

(D) They are throwing him a surprise party

What charges has Carol brought before the tenure committee?

(A) He wrongly flunked her

(B) He embezzled college money

(D) He is sexist, elitist, racist, has harassed her and bribed her for personal time together

Why does John ask Carol to stay so he can tell her, "Nice day today"?

(A) To illustrate basic conventions of human communication

(B) To provoke her to consider meteorological data in her studies

(D) To know whether or not to put on a sweater before leaving

What is the tenure committee's punishment of John?

(A) thirty days jail

(B) Dismissal from his job

(D) A pat on the back and a round of cigars

What does Carol say she wants from John?

(A) An A

(B) Sex

(D) Revenge

What does Carol propose in exchange for withdrawing her complaints?

(A) John's banning a list of books and signing a position paper

(B) An A in John's class

(D) Sex

What criminal charges has Carol initiated against John?

(A) Extortion

(B) Slander

(D) Attempted rape and battery

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