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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. How does Hal behave around the women?

3. What do Hal and Madge symbolize to Rosemary?

4. Two of Hal's past adventures include parachuting out of balloons and ____________________.

5. Where do Rosemary and her two friends go?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the metaphor that the Picasso pictures have in Millie's life.

2. What does Madge dream of when she hears the train whistle in the distance?

3. How does Madge respond to Hal's vulnerability?

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

5. What are Millie's concerns this afternoon?

6. How do Flo's real feelings about Hal become evident?

7. Describe Alan's ineffective response when he sees Hal with Madge.

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

9. Explain Madge's confusion regarding making love to Hal earlier tonight.

10. Why is Flo obsessed with wanting Madge to marry Alan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the play's title. What did the author mean by calling the play PICNIC when there is no scene actually set at a picnic? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study on Rosemary. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

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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