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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Nijo.
(c) The waitress.
(d) Isabella.

2. Who is the main storyteller of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Pope Joan.
(b) Nijo.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Isabella.

3. What might get in the way of a high-paying, demanding job for Jeanine?
(a) She has two small children to take care of.
(b) Jeanine lacks the skills for a high-paying job.
(c) Her mother is very ill at the moment.
(d) She has a fiance who also demands her time.

4. Which character seems to travel the most?
(a) Hennie.
(b) Pope Joan.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Isabella.

5. Why did Nijo take the course in life she did?
(a) To deepen her studies.
(b) To repent for a life of sin.
(c) To escape a repressive government.
(d) To see the world's beauties.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation did Griselda's husband have?

2. What religion is Nijo?

3. Who is the youngest character in the play?

4. What was Nijo's previous occupation?

5. How do the dinner guests react to Joan's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Marlene's birthing experience similar to or different from that of Nijo's and Joan's?

2. How do Marlene and Joyce struggle for power over the way each one remembers the past?

3. What is Joyce's attitude toward and about Angie in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Why might Joan have taken a lover when she was Pope?

5. Of the two characters, Joyce and Marlene, which one thinks she made the right decisions in life?

6. What evidence from the play supports Marlene's reason for bringing such nice gifts to the house when it was not Christmas or anyone's birthday?

7. Why might Griselda have defended her husband's actions?

8. How is Win's position at Top Girls a positive expression of her power?

9. Based on what you know of Marlene's character from the play, do you think she would do things differently if she had the chance?

10. What might the future hold for Marlene, and what clues in the story support your answer?

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