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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. Where does George work?

2. What does Seth tell Margaret he can sense?

3. What does the magazine want in return for not publishing the article about Seth?

4. How does Margaret respond when Dinah says that the article she is reading, "stinks?"

5. What does Uncle Willie offer to show Liz as everyone is dressing for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the character of Seth represent as he is first mentioned in the play?

2. What important lesson does Tracy say she has learned from Mike as they are at the pool? How does he respond?

3. What does Dexter aptly point out to George about the way he looks at Tracy during their argument in Act 2, Scene 2, Part 2?

4. What do the lengths the Lord family is willing to go through say about their priorities?

5. How are Tracy's high standards alluded to in the beginning of the play, and why are they important?

6. How are Tracy and Mike alike? How are they different?

7. Why was George angry at the pre-wedding dinner, and what reason does Tracy give for her actions?

8. What are two examples of the deception manufactured by the Lord family, as it gets more complicated in Act 1, Part 4?

9. What is Dexter's wedding present to Tracy and why is it symbolic?

10. What is Dexter's problem with Tracy's pending marriage as he explains before he exits, leaving his wedding present for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the steps the Lord family takes to correct the situation they are in and why it is significant to Tracy's personal situation. How does it affect her development? Does it make it easier or more difficult? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What is Dinah and Tracy's relationship? How is it depicted in the beginning of the play? Describe what Dinah does to cause Tracy to remember the events of the night before with Mike. How does it alert some of the other characters to those events and contribute to the possible doubt of the pending marriage? Why was it necessary to establish Tracy and Dinah's interaction with one another early, and how does it prepare the audience for Dinah's part in revealing the information about Tracy and Mike's evening? Why do you think the author chooses Dinah to be the messenger for this information?

Essay Topic 3

In your opinion, what were the 3 events that impacted Tracy's transformation the most? Describe them in detail, including which characters they involved and why. Also, use the play to explain why you chose those events as the most meaningful.

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