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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. Why couldn't Lee sleep last night?

2. Where does Lee tell Saul the television came from?

3. Why does Lee not want to go north with Austin?

4. How long has it been since Lee and Austin have seen each other?

5. Why does Saul need to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Lee understand the difference between an outline and a first draft? Why/why not?

2. Why does Austin feel he is more in touch with what people want than Lee?

3. Why does Lee hate calling the operator?

4. At the beginning of the play, which brother appears to have his life in order?

5. Why is Lee offended when Austin offers him money?

6. What does Austin use as a reference when Lee asks him the time?

7. How did Lee make a living in the desert?

8. What is the last sound effect of the play?

9. What living situation does Austin offer Lee?

10. Where has Mom gone for vacation, and what specific job did she leave for Austin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Lee similar to his father? Why is he so offended when Austin offers him money? What happened the last time Austin offered their father money?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of one brother loving beginnings and one loving endings? Are they true opposites in every way, or is there an overlap?

Essay Topic 3

Lee's speech has a markedly "country" dialect, a sharp contrast with Austin's clipped style of speech in the beginning. Take a look back through the dialogue and pinpoint the instance where Austin begins to speak like his brother, with a slight twang. What are the implications of this change?

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