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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 is unusual about Madge?

2. Alan had once loaned Hal $100 for what?

3. Why is Madge mad at Millie?

4. What does Bomber ask Madge?

5. Where do Rosemary and her two friends go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Millie's concerns this afternoon?

2. What personal information does Hal share with Alan regarding his family and upbringing?

3. What does Hal share with Madge about his feelings of insecurity?

4. How are Rosemary's true feelings about men in stark contrast to her behavior?

5. What is the mood between Madge and Hal when they return to the Owens house?

6. What does Millie do to mask her anger at the attraction between Madge and Hal?

7. What does Rosemary's pleading behavior show about her true needs?

8. What does Millie tell Madge about her afternoon with Hal?

9. Who is Rosemary and what is her outward opinion of men?

10. Explain how Rosemary behaves in a humiliating manner with Hal because she is mad at Howard.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Inge uses more than one iteration on the theme of beauty. Identify at least two themes about beauty in the play. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Inge's use of humor in the play. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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