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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rather than sympathizing with Meg's need to "toughen up" after their mother's suicide, Lenny believes:

2. Lenny learns that Meg has:

3. Why does Babe say things have been hard for Meg?

4. Meg's comment, "forget the glasses," at the end of her scene with Doc implies:

5. Babe wants a copy of the paper because:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Henley's use of humor at opportune moments in the play. Then write an essay in which you identify Henley's most successful examples of humor in the text, and discuss the effect these moments have on the author's purpose.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the physical or emotional defects of any character in the play. How do these defects shape the characters or propel the events of the play?

Essay Topic 3

A Mexican proverb states that "The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman." How is this proven or disproven by the events of Crimes of the Heart?

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