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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. When does Amanda tell Tom she will speak to him?
2. What is Laura's explanation for the lack of gentlemen callers?
3. As soon as Laura is out the door Tom and Amanda hear her cry out. Why does she cry out?
4. What is the young man's name that Tom invites over for dinner?
5. What does Laura stat Amanda is afraid of?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and where does the story take place?
2. What is the reason that Laura quit her college classes?
3. Why does Laura want Tom to apologize to Amanda?
4. What does Amanda seem concerned about when she learns that Laura has dropped out of college?
5. How does Amanda describe the majority of her suitors and what became of them?
6. What does Amanda ask Tom to do for Laura?
7. At the end of scene three what does Tom say to Amanda that makes her angry?
8. What does Amanda tell Tom to wait on before he leaves for the merchant marines?
9. How is the play conducted to show that it is a memory?
10. What is Tom's role in the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jim kissed Laura and then explained that he was engaged. Do you think that this tarnishes his character? Does it make you think less of him than you did before? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Based on what we know of the characters and the stories told about the father what kind of personality can you deduct that he may have had? Describe how you think the courting process went between Amanda and her husband. If you think it is contrary to Amanda's stories then explain why.
Essay Topic 3
Jim breaks the unicorn in Amanda's glass collection. She says that it may be a blessing because now that one can fit in with the horses and won't be all alone. Do you think that this is a reflection of what Jim did to Amanda? Do you think that he has chipped away the part of her that kept her separate from the others like her? What makes you think that?
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