1. When George says “We should have gone to the musical”, what best describes his feeling about the evening?
2. Anne says, “We shouldn’t have been so late.” In the story, what is she really thinking about?
3. George says, “We could have got there on time, but you insisted on eating first.” What exactly is he criticising?
4. Anne says, “You could have had a sandwich or something instead of a three-course meal.” What is the main point of this could have?
5. Anne tells him, “You should have taken a tranquilliser before you came out.” Why does she say this in the story?
6. George replies, “It isn’t a tranquilliser I need. It’s a straight answer to my question.” What does he mean he should have received earlier?
7. Anne says, “You could have asked me while we were having dinner.” Why would that have been a better time?
8. At the end Anne says they could have discussed their future instead of going to “that silly play”. What does she think they should have done?
9. In the story, who is blamed for the fact that they were late and missed the beginning?
10. Overall, which sentence best summarises what they both feel they should have done to make the evening better?