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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did A kill time while she was bedridden after breaking her back?
2. What does C ask A and B regarding A's accident?
3. According to A, how long has she been alone, since her husband died?
4. What does C say about her mother in Act 2, Part 1?
5. What is B's response to C's concern at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A tells her son of a premonition she had about her death. What are the most important details in this premonition? What is the significance of A's hand being cold when the son takes it? Why does A repeat this fact over and over? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
The figures of the son and the husband are archetypes for males. Despite their difference in age they share many qualities, which is why the pronoun "he" is used interchangeably to refer to both of them. What are the qualities that the son and husband share? How does A view them both? What message is Albee sending the audience about males in general? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
C is offended by A's use of racist words throughout the play. B defends A, saying that the words don't mean anything, they are just the words that A learned to use. Does this excuse A's use of the words? Do you think that A's use of these words is malicious or, as B says, unconscious? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
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