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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 is Julia's estranged husband?

2. What surprise information do Harry and Edna share with the people in the room?

3. Why is Julia returning home?

4. To what city does Tobias say he will move because it is sunny all the time?

5. Where is Claire staying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes consider to be a woman's responsibility in a marriage?

2. What is the simile that Tobias uses to describe Julia's marriages?

3. What prompts the unexpected arrival of Edna and Harry?

4. What does Agnes ask of Tobias regarding Julia's marriage?

5. What is so shocking about Julia's return to the group in the living room?

6. Julia arrives home but does not understand something she encounters. What is it?

7. What does Julia want her father to do?

8. What does Agnes cite as the beginning of her marriage to Tobias?

9. What does Agnes instinctively know about her guests and the chaos currently in her home?

10. What reasons does Agnes give for lashing out at Claire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the play's title. What did the author mean by calling the play A DELICATE BALANCE? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Agnes. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Alcohol takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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