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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 illness does Zlata tell J.S. she has?

2. What has Melissa received about which she is excited?

3. What hospital unit did Zlata head before the war?

4. What physical symptom of Seada's did the soldiers make fun of?

5. In Scene 10, what does Zlata say she is waiting for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does J.S. describe Melissa?

2. What significant compliment does Zlata give J.S. in Scene 16?

3. How does Scene 10 open?

4. What is the significance of J.S. hearing Melissa vomit?

5. How does J.S. calm Seada in Scene 14?

6. How did Melissa stop her horrible nightmares?

7. How does Nuna feel about her mixed heritage?

8. How does Scene 10 end?

9. How does J.S. get Azra out of the hole?

10. What is the argument about the alcohol in Scene 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the scene by the river, Melissa asks the women what they are all waiting for. Please choose three of the refugees and explain what they are waiting for and how those things connect them to one another.

Essay Topic 2

Using at least three specific examples, discuss the significance of the tape recorder in "Necessary Targets."

Essay Topic 3

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

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