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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. Which of the characters is dead?

2. What part of her body does Serafina clutch?

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

4. What kind of entertainers are Flora and Bessie?

5. Who is Rosario making his last run for that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flora tell Serafina about Rosario?

2. Why does Alvaro crawl over to Rosa?

3. Why are the women gathered outside Serafina's house?

4. What does Serafina make Jack do?

5. How does Serafina try to tidy her mother up?

6. Who is waiting outside Serafina's house?

7. What lesson does Serafina say Alvaro should learn?

8. What does the doctor tell Father de Leo about Serafina?

9. How did Serafina react to Rosa talking to Peppina?

10. What does Alvaro foretell will happen to Serafina?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asde from the main character examine the way the author uses the other characters in the play. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on 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

What are the conventions of a play in terms of character, language and plot? In what way did THE ROSE TATTOO help to set the template for similar plays? Do modern plays still use the ideas the author used in THE ROSE TATTOO?

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