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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What prize is awarded for winning the practice game?
2. Who babysits to raise money for the trip?
3. What happens in the play as Marie-Adele is with Nanabush and prepares to go with him?
4. When Zhaboonigan interrupts the women in the vehicle on the way to Toronto, what does she say?
5. What is the name of Marie-Adele's husband?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Community with others is a large part of the human experience. Discuss the community within the play. Do we get a sense of community among the women? What is the most important community group for these women in the play? For example, is their physical community, where they live, as important as their personal, relationship community with each other? How does this sense of community affect the characters and how do they change throughout the play because of it? Use examples from the play to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The play is broken down into two Acts, each having its own climax. Discuss the climax point of each play and how it is built up. Where does the climax, or highpoint, of Act 1 and Act 2 occur? Why is it the climax? In each case, what effect do the scenes before and after the climax have on this point? What would you say is the climax of the novel? Discuss the events that are happening at this point. What do we learn in the play through the climax events and how do they ultimately affect the resolution of the play and the characters? Use examples from the play to support your answer.
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