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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. Which of these is not a smell Zlata mentions in Scene 8?

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

3. What is the name of Azra's cow?

4. Which of these is not a place Zlata mentions as having been blown to pieces?

5. Of what does Melissa accuse J.S. at the end of Scene 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does J.S. accuse Melissa of near the end of Scene 13?

4. How does Nuna feel about her mixed heritage?

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

6. How does Scene 10 open?

7. What are the things that J.S. and Zlata say might drive them to violence?

8. Why is J.S. scratching?

9. How does J.S. describe Melissa?

10. Describe the stage as it appears at the opening of Scene 7.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using at least three examples, explain how Ensler portrays the emotional transformation of J.S. through physical action.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ensler use music in this drama?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Ensler's setting both the opening and closing scenes in J.S.'s apartment?

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