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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 does Emil think the duck lacks in his life?

2. What does Emil claim is happening to fish in Australia?

3. With what are the ducks stuffed for display?

4. Why couldn't the zoo keep the Giant Panda?

5. Why do George and Emil enjoy going to the park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of barnyard ducks' lives do George and Emil agree they are better off not knowing?

2. Why does Emil claim there is no smoking allowed on ocean liners?

3. What other societies does George claim have been modeled after ducks?

4. According to George, what does a duck wish for on his deathbed?

5. What point does Emil make about the wild Buffalo?

6. What does George think differentiates a pigeon from a duck?

7. What do the men discover is the trick to duck season?

8. Why does George talk about symbiosis?

9. What do George and Emil think about hunting ducks and stuffing them?

10. On what fact about ducks do the men disagree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Deborah's story about the cookie and the hug. Try to answer her question in the context of the play: what is a sublimation of what? What signifies what? Do the characters think they need one thing but really need something else? Why or why not? Cite examples from the play.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character study of Bernie Litko in Sexual Perversity in Chicago. Is Bernie a static character or a dynamic character, i.e., does he stay the same throughout the play or does he change? Did your opinion of Bernie change throughout the play? Why or why not? Describe aspects of Bernie's personality. What drives him through life? How may the childhood molestation have affected his behavior as an adult? How does he feel about women? Organize your thoughts into sections and devote at least one paragraph to each point.

Essay Topic 3

Why do George and Emil so enjoy meeting in the park? Why is friendship so important to them? Why do they seek to be in harmony with nature? They are described as men in their sixties--is their philosophic waxing prompted by a fear of death? Why or why not? Use examples from their conversations to make your conclusion.

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