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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. Where is Coral in Act One, Scene Three?
2. What does Jim lose in Act One, Scene Two?
3. Who baked the cakes for the play in Act One, Scene One?
4. In Act Two, Scene Two, why does Meg tell her mother to go to bed?
5. In Act One, Scene Two, what does Tom hope happens to Gwen and her family so they end up in the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act Two, Scene Four, what does Vic ask Tom to do about the trip?
2. Who does Roy thank in Act One, Scene One?
3. What complaint does Roy have about Coral's behavior at school functions, and how does she respond?
4. What does Tom say when he hears Gwen disparaging his family?
5. Where did Gwen grow up and when did she leave home?
6. In Act Two, Scene Two, what conversation does Meg have with her father about her mother?
7. What does Gwen complain about in Act Two, Scene Two?
8. What happend to Roy and Coral's son, and why does Roy say that he had to go?
9. What do Roy and Coral discuss at the end of Act One?
10. What does Gwen say about Tom and his family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Gwen has made sacrifices for Meg. What sacrifices has Gwen made for Meg? Why has Gwen made sacrifices for Meg? Why is it so important for Gwen that Meg never have to experience the poverty she experienced?
Essay Topic 2
The climax in a play is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the play and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 3
Campers approach Jim with a list of complaints. Why do the campers have a list of complaints? What does a perceived sense of privilege have to do with the complaints? Why does Jim tear up the complaints?
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