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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 was Charlie's childhood dream?

2. What is Charlie in the mood for after lunch?

3. How does Nancy feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?

4. What scientific theory is addressed in Act 1?

5. As the couple argues, what creature appears?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the lizards reveal themselves to Charlie and Nancy?

2. How do Charlie and Nancy initially react to the presence of the lizards?

3. What does Charlie discuss with the lizards after they tell him why they left their home in the sea?

4. How does Charlie react to Nancy steering the conversation to his childhood dream?

5. How do Nancy and Charlie react to the sound of a jet overhead interrupting their conversation?

6. What does Sarah learn from Nancy as they notice a flock of seagulls flying overhead?

7. How do Sarah and Charlie react to the exposure of Nancy's breasts?

8. Why does the conversation of exclusivity threaten to create a problem?

9. What does the simple explanation of clothing lead to?

10. What happens as Act 2 opens and the lizards approach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the author's purpose. Use textual references.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the role of Nancy is a mirror to the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s.

Essay Topic 3

What are the human needs of Nancy that are not being met? How are these needs communicated to Charlie? Describe how Charlie helps or does not help Nancy in her evolution.

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