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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did A's son come to see her for the first time after leaving?
2. What does C ask A and B regarding A's accident?
3. What was the son carrying as he walked in, in A's premonition?
4. In A's premonition, who was with her when she died?
5. What does C ask A and B about bitterness in Act 2, Part 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A turning point in the play was when A had her stroke at the end of Act 1. What are the changes that take place for A between Act 1 and Act 2 (aside from the obvious)? How does her stroke enable her to begin to come to terms with her past? Would she be able to make these changes in her character in any other way? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 2
Fear of death and making peace with that fear is an important theme in the play. What is C's attitude toward death? What about B's? How does A feel about death? How does her attitude differ from B's and C's? What changes have enabled A to come to terms with her fear of death? 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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