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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 Jill offer Becky?

2. What does Heidi decide to do with the advice her friends gives her at the high school dance?

3. What year does Act 1, Scene 3 open in?

4. Who does Heidi consider the greatest artist of the 17th century?

5. What is Heidi's class reviewing for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Heidi criticizes the painting of Lily Martin Spencer for a particular reason. What is that reason?

2. What is the purpose of this Prologue to Act 1?

3. Describe the subject Heidi discusses in her class in 1989.

4. How does Heidi approach the group at the women's consciousness rap group in the church basement?

5. What is one personality characteristic that Scoop sees in Heidi and how does he feel about this characteristic?

6. What is Heidi doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

7. How do Heidi and Peter meet?

8. Describe Susan's reason for being at the high school dance in 1965.

9. What news does Peter share with Heidi after she pushes him to find a girlfriend? Why is he frustrated?

10. Describe Heidi's personality.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the women's discussion group that Heidi attends with Susan, describe two of the characters and what they hope to achieve by attending the discussion group. Why do you think they are mentioned in the play? What do their characters suggest about the women's movement? Do you think each will continue with their points of view, based upon what you know from the play, or give it all up?

Essay Topic 2

Detail Heidi's journey into feminism. When did it start? How did her point of view change ( or did it) throughout the years? What was her overriding ideal that she keeps striving for? Is she successful in achieving her goal?

Essay Topic 3

Peter tells Heidi that he is gay. What does Heidi struggle with when Peter tells he that he is gay? Do you, as the reader, think that Heidi might have suspected? What clues, if any, are provided in the play up to that point that might have given away Peter's sexual orientation? In this scene, with this news, does Heidi exhibit stereotypical female behavior? If so, what behavior(s)?

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