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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 Estelle's surname?

2. What does Miss Yorke ask for?

3. Which of the characters is dead?

4. Who does Estelle yell is dead?

5. Who does Serafina blame for her recent trouble with her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rosa say her mother is moaning?

2. What does Alvaro foretell will happen to Serafina?

3. How does the audience immediately understand that the owner of the house is a dressmaker?

4. How does Rosa react to her father's death?

5. What is Assunta's occupation?

6. What does Serafina say is the truth about Alvaro?

7. Describe Serafina's appearance in this scene.

8. Describe the play's setting.

9. What does Rosa say Jack told her about dancing on the dance floor?

10. How does the doctor want Assunta to help Serafina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE ROSE TATTOO was made into a film starring Burt Lancaster. How did the filmmakers adapt Williams' ideas to film? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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