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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 does Dennis's beautiful mother do?

2. Why does Jessica ask Warren about Dennis's father?

3. What does Jessica try to give back to Warren before she leaves?

4. According to Warren, Jessica told him what after he tried to reassure her?

5. Who does Jessica tell Warren she ran into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dennis tell Warren he did the night before when Warren arrives with coffee, and why it is significant?

2. What happened between Warren and Jessica at the hotel?

3. Why is Jessica so interested in Dennis's parents, and why is it significant?

4. How does Warren respond to Jessica's questions about his sister?

5. Compare and contrast Jessica's home life with Warren's and how each is relevant to their life goals.

6. What do Dennis and Warren agree to about replacing some of the funds Warren stole from his father?

7. Why is Jessica upset with Warren about Dennis's knowing what happened between them, and what does it reveal?

8. Why is Jessica's remark about pot being more damaging to the lungs than cigarettes are relevant?

9. Why does Warren offer his grandfather's baseball cap to Jessica?

10. What is the misunderstanding between Jessica and Warren over Dennis's mother's profession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of alienation in the play. How are Warren and Dennis alienated from themselves and society and why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Jessica and Warren's relationship with their relationships with their families.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of language in the play.

1) The use of informal and formal words to create a mood.

2) The connection between language and character in dialogue and descriptions.

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