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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 store does Melissa suggest packed J.S.'s suitcase?

2. What is so remarkable about J.S.'s suitcase?

3. Which of these is not something the women sarcastically say they've been discussing before the Americans arrived?

4. In what role is J.S. going abroad?

5. Who ate all of Azra's flowers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is J.S.'s suitcase like?

2. How does J.S. answer Zlata's question, "What do you want with us?"

3. What happens after J.S. and Melissa laugh together?

4. How does J.S. introduce herself?

5. Why does Jelena want to get Azra a man at home?

6. How does Melissa see the first meeting as having gone?

7. How does Scene 6 begin?

8. What is it that Seada wants in Scene 6?

9. How do Melissa's shoes become part of the conversation?

10. Why are the women so skeptical about J.S. and Melissa's intentions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please discuss the importance of coffee to the play's action and characters.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ensler use the character of Zlata to embody the perennial "Us vs. Them" conflict?

Essay Topic 3

Choose any three of Aristotle's 6 elements of theater and discuss their use in "Necessary Targets."

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