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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Annie do when she gets angry at Marie-Adele on the way to Toronto?
2. Who does Nanabush reveal himself to be in Act 2, Scene 7?
3. Where do the women gather after they are denied money by the Chief?
4. Who wakes up and swears at Annie after the argument between Annie and Marie-Adele?
5. What does Pelajia indicate that will be with her until death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the play, the relationships between the women evolve and change. Sometimes the women have a negative, violent relationship with each other and at other times, they can be vulnerable and intimate with each other. Discuss this changing relationship between the characters. Who expresses it? Why does it change? What effect does it have on the play? Use examples from the play to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the play, Pelajia talks about dreams for her future, dreams that she can see from the roof of her house. How is the expression "window to a better life" employed in this play? Why do the women yearn for a better life and in what ways can we see them searching for it through this "window?" How is this metaphor employed throughout the rest of the play? Provide examples from the play.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the meaning of the title "The Rez Sisters." Why does the author use the term "rez" in the title? Where else do we see the term "The Rez Sisters" referred to in the play? How does this connect with the title of the story and the story itself? Are any of the women in the play related or sisters? What could the author be trying to portray by calling the women sisters, other than in a familial relationship sense?
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