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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. What does Jim claim to be when Amanda asks if he can carry both items to Laura in the parlor?
2. What does Tom compare the cities to?
3. What class did Laura and Jim have together in high school?
4. What kind of flowers is Amanda carrying when she enters the room?
5. What does Amanda say about Laura drinking a little wine?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Amanda's mannerisms and look when she enters the the room to talk to Jim and Tom in scene six.
2. What does Jim tell Laura about being old-fashioned?
3. What does Jim stat might have happened to the light bill Amanda gave to Tom?
4. What does Amanda do as soon as Jim has left the house?
5. What happens to Laura when she learns who it is that is coming to dinner with Tom?
6. What does Amanda have Jim do while her and Tom are clearing the table and doing dishes?
7. What does Jim advise Laura to remember about getting to know people and being shy?
8. Why does Jim explain to Amanda that Laura looks so serious?
9. What does Amanda do when the lights go off?
10. What does Jim try to convince Tom would be a good course for Tom at the college?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
What do you think happened to Laura after Tom and Jim left the apartment? What do you think became of Amanda? What do you get from the play that leads you to these conclusions?
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