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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the Kittredges know the Larkin and Kitty?
2. At the end of his monologue about thie imagination in this section, Paul says that it is not what?
3. According to Ouisa, what liquid are workmen using to clean the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
4. How did Dr. Fine get a good deal on his brownstone?
5. What news does Tess blurt out to Ouisa in this section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Time and again in this narrative, the question of race in America crops up. Write an essay on the idea of race in the world of this play. Do the Kittredges seem to have any other black acquaintances besides Paul? What realities of black life in America does he bring into their lives? What darker realities about race arise from the polite liberal facade of the parents in the play?
Essay Topic 2
The very title of Guare's play indicates that it is concerned in large part with the interconnectedness of our world. Write an essay about the theme of interconnectedness. How does Paul's arrival into the Kittredges' lives draw attention to their place in society? How does this lead Ouisa to consider the six degrees? What connections create this meeting and what new connections does it create?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the character of Paul. Focus on his objectives as a character. What does he want out of life, and why does lying his way into affluent homes and assuming a false identity help achieve it? What do the Kittredges offer him that the other families do not? Do you think that his objective reveals some psychological scar?
This section contains 340 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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