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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 J.S. say the hotel would give them?

2. Which woman mentions no one ever took her picture?

3. What kind of building are J.S. and Melissa in during Scene 2?

4. What detail of her shoes does Melissa particularly like?

5. What is Melissa drinking during Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the topic of the initial conversation between J.S. and Melissa in Scene 2?

3. How does J.S. think staying at the barracks will affect her work?

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

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

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

7. How does Azra feel about Jelena's reminiscences?

8. Describe the setting of Scene 2.

9. How does J.S. feel about going to a hotel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using at least three examples, explain how Ensler makes use of theatrical conventions in this drama.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ensler use masks, both physical and emotional, to advance the theme of pretense in this play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ways in which these women are healed by one another.

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