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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nonno announce?

2. Where has Maxine been thinking of returning to?

3. What does Hannah ask Shannon if he is planning to conduct?

4. What does Shannon recite?

5. What is Nonno's greatest dread?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1964, John Huston directed a film version of THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA starring Richard Burton. How did the filmmakers adapt the play to appeal to a film audience? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

How does living in a dead marriage affect someone mentally? Why did Maxine and Fred stay together? Would they have been any happier if they had split up?

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