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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 have Arty and Jay received?

2. Into where is Bella eager to invite Arty and Jay?

3. Why are these dreams unrealistic?

4. Whose feelings were mutual?

5. What is the war to Eddie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does this scene further exemplify?

2. How does the scene open?

3. How much time has gone by?

4. Why does Grandma react the way she does to Bella's behavior?

5. How grateful is Eddie for what his mother has done for him?

6. Why do the boys feel the way they do?

7. How is the opening of this scene different than the other scenes?

8. How are the boys doing at their Grandma's house?

9. What has happened to Bella?

10. When do the boys' feelings escalate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gert tries to be invisible.

Part 1) Why would she want to be invisible?

Part 2) When does she come out of hiding?

Part 3) How does she interact with the others when she does come out of hiding?

Essay Topic 2

Eddie loved his wife unconditionally.

Part 1) What has her death done to the family?

Part 2) How does he sacrifice himself for her?

Part 3) How does his sacrifice affect his children? What is the outcome of his sacrifice?

Essay Topic 3

The main theme of this play is survival.

Part 1) How is this the main theme?

Part 2) How do the characters survive?

Part 3) Are their ways of surviving healthy? Will the be successful in the paths they have chosen in life?

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