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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are the only people, according to Chris, who are not practical in the world?
2. What is the first thing that Kate Keller notices about George when she enters the scene?
3. What noise sends the whole neighborhood into panic at the end of the play?
4. To what company does Joe Keller compare his factory when he describes it to George?
5. To Kate, what does Larry's being dead mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Two characters that never actually appear onstage are central drivers of action in All My Sons. Write an essay on the effect that these two characters have on the plot of the play, citing conversations that other characters have regarding them.
Essay Topic 2
What is Arthur Miller's attitude toward America after the Second World War? Does he believe there is any hope that it can retain its ideals? Use three examples from the text of All My Sons to justify your understanding of Miller's world view?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following topics to write an essay:
1.) Do you consider Joe Keller to be a selfish man? Did he actually feel pressure from his wife to make money, or was this just an imagined pressure? Does his lifestyle reflect a corrupt values system?
2.) Jim Bayliss discusses a year that he abruptly left his family to do medical research in New Orleans. What this a selfish choice or an altruistic one? Was Sue Bayliss' demand that he return selfish?
3.) Compare and contrast the world views of Sue Bayliss, Kate Keller, and Ann Deever. Are any of them unreasonably focused on money?
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