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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 is Susan's next career move in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What is Heidi's friend's reaction to her moving?

3. What organization does Heidi direct during Act 2, Scene 2?

4. How does Heidi open her presentation in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. What are the subjects of the painting Heidi is criticizing in the Prologue to Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Heidi missing from other women?

2. Why does Heidi's explanation of why she is leaving hurt Peter?

3. In terms of relationships, what are differences between Lisa and Heidi?

4. What has happened in Heidi's life while she's been in Europe?

5. What is Heidi's view of her role in feminism?

6. What decision does Heidi make in Scene 5, Act 2, regarding her future and why?

7. Susan and Denise have something in mind for a television show. What do they want to do and how do they want Heidi to become involved?

8. What is Peter's emotional state when Heidi comes to tell him good-bye in the AIDS ward during Act 2, Scene 5?

9. What is Heidi so critical of in the painting she is discussing in the Prologue to Act 2?

10. What is currently going on with Scoop, Peter and Heidi during Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Was there ever a chance that Scoop and Heidi would become a couple? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the play, Scoop claims to be inspired by Heidi. Why does he feel inspired? Do you think his feeling of inspiration is genuine or will he revert back to his old habits?

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