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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 the name of the morning show that Heidi appears on?

2. How many years after Act 2, Scene 1 is Heidi finally on the news program?

3. What is Heidi's lunch partner constantly doing during lunch in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What kind of talk was the audience expecting from Heidi in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. How does Scoop portray himself on the news program in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Heidi do to cheer Peter up at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

3. Heidi, Scoop and Peter are invited to Susan's morning news show two years later. What is the topic of discussion?

4. What is Heidi missing from other women?

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

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

7. What is Heidi's reaction to the "Hello New York" show while taping during Act 2, Scene 2? What does Heidi do?

8. What has been going on in Scoop and Lisa's lives since their wedding?

9. Prior to the alumni association luncheon in Act 2, Scene 4, what has been the purpose of Heidi's adult life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Heidi attribute Scoop's arrogance to? Why? Why would she single out a specific sex as encouraging this arrogance/confidence?

Essay Topic 2

What is the importance of music throughout the play? Is it music itself that is important or the particular song that is playing?

Essay Topic 3

What are the similarities and differences between Lisa and Heidi?

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