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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what condition does Tom agree to stay?

2. Which is the best description of the doctor?

3. During the embrace, what does one character ask the other to do?

4. Harry is aware of an attraction between Claire and which character?

5. What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the professions of the main male characters reflect or amplify their general personalities. Is it significant that Claire's liaisons outside of marriage are with artistic types?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the play titled, "The Verge"? The main characters are on the verge of what? The greenhouse plants are on the verge of what? Society is on the verge of what?

Essay Topic 3

Claire's husband, Harry, seems to find insight into Claire's needs and motivations only after he sees that she has strangled Tom. Why did this murderous action prompt understanding when her work with the plants did not?

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