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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 the name of Heavenly's father?

2. How does Princess like her bodies?

3. What bag does Princess keep her oxygen in?

4. What does Princess call a dead planet?

5. Who does Scudder say died a couple weeks before?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chance bribe the train conductor to give him and Heavenly an empty carriage?

2. What did Chance find out about himself in New York?

3. What problems does Boss say Tom Jr. has caused him?

4. What is Boss' plan to move Princess out of the hotel?

5. Why does Princess say she is currently in such a vulnerable state?

6. What does Boss say he wants Heavenly to do the following morning?

7. What tip does Chance give Bud?

8. How does Princess react to Tom Jr's bullying tactics?

9. Why is Heavenly angry at her father?

10. What does Chance ask Princess to say on the phone to Sally Potter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the play if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the South to the days during segregation to the days after segregation. How did desegregation affect the South in terms of the following:

1) Local government.

2) Jobs.

3) Crime.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of Williams' argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Williams' argument?

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