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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 Brock ask Susan to go?

2. Why does Susan think she can't create good ads?

3. What does Brock ask for when he wakes up?

4. What is Susan using for her advertising?

5. What is Darwin doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how this scene further establishes the frustrations Susan continues to feel about her life.

2. What does the radio interview foreshadow in the story?

3. Explain the significance of Mick's reference to a "mackerel" sky.

4. How does Act 1, Scene 5 begin?

5. How does the author show that the imminent relationship between Susan and Brock ends up being more significant for Susan than just the thrill she is looking for all the time?

6. Who is Charleson and what is Susan's purpose for meeting with him?

7. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 12?

8. What is the significance of the word "plenty" as Susan mentions the party food?

9. What is Susan's thinking about having a child without any emotional ties?

10. Why is this scene so significant for Susan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lazar and Brock. What are their roles within the story? What is the trust factor with women? What are the reasons Susan cares for both of these men who are so dramatically different?

Essay Topic 2

The longing for excitement and fulfillment takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the taboo of homosexuality in the 1940s and 1950s. Compare and contrast homosexuality during the 1940s and 1950s to homosexuality today. What major changes have occurred, both positive and negative?

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