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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 does Philomena say about Bingo Betty?

2. What happens to Philomena when she falls from the ladder?

3. What happens in Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1 when Zhaboonigan runs from the store?

4. What is the name of the Indian reserve that the women live on?

5. Why does Philomena yell at everyone to be quiet during the argument in Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Veronique tell Marie-Adele is happening in Toronto and what do the women then plan?

2. Describe the scene where Annie and Emily are singing at the bar.

3. How does Philomena describe her life in Toronto?

4. Describe the encounter between Marie-Adele and Nanabush at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2.

5. What is Philomena's part in the fight between the women in Act 1, Scene 3, Part 1?

6. When Annie visits Marie-Adele's house, where Veronique is now looking after Marie-Adele's family, what does she want and why?

7. How do the women learn about the biggest bingo game in the world? When is it and how much is the grand prize?

8. How do the women learn how much money they have made through their various efforts? How much money is it?

9. What does Veronique say that she will do with her bingo winnings?

10. How does Nanabush appear in the opening of Act 2, Scene 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different structural elements executed in the play and what they do for the play as a whole. What lighting or sound changes occur and what prompts them? Are they necessary in the play? What is the author's purpose in using them? Also, discuss the montage scene in Act 2. Answer the previous questions about this scene. What do these structures do for the play as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

Women are the main focus in this play while men attain a background or even negative role. Discuss the negative or background role of the men in this play. Why are there no male characters? In what light are the male characters spoken about? What do the views and discussions of the women lead the reader to believe about the male characters in their lives? Include in your discussion the characters of Big Joey, Eugene, Simon, the Chief, Henry, and Fritz the Katz.

Essay Topic 3

There is a thematic point in the play, perhaps the most important, that "life should be enjoyed for what it is since death comes too soon and a life spent dreaming is a life wasted." How does this thematic point apply to the play? Where does it come into play? Do the characters learn this point by the end of the play? Why is this point so relevant even to people in real life?

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