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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady suggest to the Nurse in Act 3 Scene 3?

2. What does Vee say she was born with?

3. Who has been struck blind in Act 3?

4. Vee says that we live in a world of what?

5. What does Carol wear when she enters in Act 3 Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Williams wrote in his introduction to the play that Orpheus Descending is about "unanswered questions that haunt the hearts of people." Some of the characters simply accept prescribed answers, but not the four main characters -- Val, Lady, Carol, and Vee. They continue to ask questions. What might those questions be, and what answers, if any, do these characters find?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the imagery that Lady uses to define herself. How does the monkey relate to Lady? How does the fig tree?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the story of the birds told to Lady by Val in the play. What does this story symbolize? What foreshadowing is within this story?

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