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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor prescribe for Claire?

2. Which two characters embrace at the end of Act 2?

3. What is Claire unable to explain regarding her experiment?

4. How does Tom respond to the call for help?

5. Which character's behavior represents the unrest of many women in the U.S. as the Women's Rights Movement begins to take root?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susan Glaspell would have been a contemporary of Claire's. For what possible reason or reasons did the playwright choose madness as the means for Claire to find freedom and peace?

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary theme of the play? How is the theme supported by setting and plot?

Essay Topic 3

How do Claire's plants illustrate her emotional state and the dissatisfaction of some women during the era of the play?

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