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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hears Gwen's comments about Tom's family in Act One, Scene Two?

2. At the beginning of Act Two, Scene Two, what does Gwen ask Meg if she wants to take?

3. How are Roy and Coral traveling for their holiday?

4. How does Gwen say that Tom's family lives?

5. In Act One, Scene Two, when are Jim and Gwen leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gwen say about Tom and his family?

2. What complaint does Roy have about Coral's behavior at school functions, and how does she respond?

3. Where did Gwen grow up and when did she leave home?

4. In Act Two, Scene One, what does Tom say about going on the trip?

5. What does Gwen complain about in Act Two, Scene Two?

6. In Act Two, Scene Four, what does Vic ask Tom to do about the trip?

7. What do Roy and Coral discuss at the end of Act One?

8. What complaints does Gwen have about the play?

9. What does Tom say when he hears Gwen disparaging his family?

10. In Act Two, Scene Two, what conversation does Meg have with her father about her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwen accuses Meg of making snide remarks. Has Gwen been making snide remarks? Are Meg’s remarks similar to her mother’s comments? Is Gwen being hypocritical when she accuses Meg of being rude?

Essay Topic 2

What separates Roy and Coral? What separates Jim and Gwen? What separates Meg and Gwen? How do these character reconnect? How do they find reconciliation?

Essay Topic 3

Subtext is an unspoken or not obvious meaning in a drama or story. Where does the author use subtext in the play? How does subtext reveal emotions and conflict?

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