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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 Visitor tell Woman at the end of 'Suitcase', is her final obstacle?

2. Who does Woman say is in the suitcase?

3. What animal does Visitor despise?

4. What does Woman propose they spray on the suitcase?

5. What does Visitor think the suitcase really is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Visitor not interested in speaking about? How does Woman know this?

2. What is Woman going to make her husband for dinner?

3. What will happen if Boxer loses this fight?

4. What does Boxer think of his lifestyle? What are some of his daily routines?

5. Who does Woman from Hell want to give the Stick to and why?

6. What does Boxer want Mr. Kimura to arrange and why?

7. Why does Hippie Boy agree to sell the stick?

8. What does Woman bring on stage to show Visitor. What does the audience actually see Woman bring onto the stage?

9. What thought preoccupies Boxer during round one?

10. Who does Woman from Hell go to check on and what do we learn about that person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relevance of Mona Lisa in the play 'Suitcase'.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the two main characters of 'Suitcase'. Which is the protagonist or do both characters carry that title? How does Abe construct a plot in a play which contains only two characters who are physically present on stage?

Essay Topic 3

What is the message Boxer receives in the three fortune cookies? What does this message mean in context of the play? What is the symbolic meaning of the fortune cookies?

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