Act 1 65-75

Question 1

Florence
You agree with what! Don’t agree with him. Agree with me! I’m your friend. I can’t believe you agree with him.

Olive
(Into phone) Well, personally I think she’s taking it very well, Sidney.

Answer 1

Florence
I am NOT taking it well. I’m taking it like a crazy woman. You call this taking it well?

Question 2

Olive
(Into phone, warmly) Oh, I know you have, Sidney. You’ve been wonderful that way, God bless you.

Answer 2

Florence
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, “GOD BLESS YOU”? DON’T “GOD BLESS HIM”!!

Question 3

Olive
(To Florence) He sneezed, what do you want from me??

Answer 3

Florence
I’m sorry. Does he want to speak to me? Ask him if he wants to speak to me?

Question 4

Olive
(Into phone) Er, Sidney, would you like to talk to her?

Answer 4

Florence
(Reaches out) Give me the phone. I’ll talk to him.

Question 5

Olive
(Into phone) Oh, you don’t want to talk to her.

Answer 5

Florence
(Shocked) He doesn’t want to talk to me?

Question 6

Olive
(Into phone) Yes. I see… I understand…I agree…. You’re absolutely right…Okay. You take care too…. Goodbye (she hangs up).

Answer 6

Florence
He didn’t want to speak to me?

Question 7

Olive
(Sympathetically) No

Answer 7

Florence
Then why did he call?

Question 8

Olive
He just wanted to make sure you were alright.

Answer 8

Florence
He did?

Question 9

Olive
He said he loves you very much and that you’re a wonderful mother and wife.

Answer 9

Florence
He said that?…. What else did he say?

Question 10

Olive
It wasn’t important.

Answer 10

Florence
What else did he say?