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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. According to Joan, what is a greater sin than a Pope giving birth?

2. Which character is not present in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What activity did Isabella put her life's energy into?

4. What sort of work has Jeanine done in the past?

5. Which new guest arrives during Act 1, Part 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the author include so few details about the identity of Marlene's lover?

2. Based on the information given in the play, why might respect for a private life be important to Jeanine?

3. How is Marlene compared to her coworker Howard by the other women in the office?

4. What is ironic about Mrs. Kidd's claim that Howard needs the increase in salary?

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

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

7. What might be a more symbolic reason Angie wants all the women to wear the perfume?

8. Based on what you know about Louise's character, how might she act when she returns to her office today?

9. Describe a unique feature of Act 1's dialogue, and why it may be presented/designed this way.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the interview between Marlene and Jeanine define the conflicts and sacrifices that women in the early 1980s encountered in the post-feminist world?

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolic significance of Angie's dress seen in Act 2, Scene 3 as well as in other parts of the play as well? How does wearing the dress make Angie feel?

Essay Topic 3

Ultimately, what sort of achievements are more admirable to Churchill: achievements based on inner independence, strength and courage, or financial and power-based victories? Explain your response with examples and characters from the play.

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