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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 a constant throughout the play?

2. What does a sign on the set say about Prof. Filippo Fiorentino?

3. What is Sam doing when he and Rose are left alone?

4. What does Mrs. Jones tell the group about marriage?

5. What is the lighting on the stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Easter ask Mrs. Jones? What is her reply?

2. What does Mr. Maurrant say to Rose?

3. How does the audience know it is hot in this setting?

4. How does the scene begin? What are the movers and police doing?

5. Describe the set.

6. What do the police allow Mr. Maurrant to do? Why might they allow this?

7. What marriage advice does Lippo give to Rose?

8. Why does Alice Simpson berate Mrs. Hildebrand?

9. Why does Rose feel that no one should belong to anyone else?

10. What does Mr. Kaplan believe about all young people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Newspaper and tabloids are carried and discussed.

Part 1) What is the purpose of this media?

Part 2) How does it stir up the community?

Part 3) How does the media today serve a similar purpose as the media then?

Essay Topic 2

Several characters in this play drink alcohol.

Part 1) Who are these characters?

Part 2) Why might they be drinking alcohol?

Part 3) What affect does this drinking play in their behavior and the decisions they make?

Essay Topic 3

This play was written in 1929.

Part 1) What can you gather about this time period, based on information in the play?

Part 2) How could audiences in 1929 relate to this play?

Part 3) How can viewers today still connect with the characters and plot of this play?

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