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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. What does Meg give Stanley for his second course at breakfast?

2. What does Stanley say in regards to the people talking outside that makes him irritable?

3. What does Meg say she assumes Stanley is doing during her conversation with Petey in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What does Stanley complain about after coming down the stairs in Act 1, Part 1?

5. Who suggests that they throw Stanley a party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the game the members of the birthday party play.

2. What is the nature of McCann and Stanley's interaction in Act 2, Part 1?

3. How does Stanley react when Meg gives him fried bread?

4. What is the nature of Goldberg's compliments to Meg at the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?

5. Describe the interaction between Meg and the two gentlemen when they first meet.

6. In what way do McCann and Goldberg say Stanley doesn't exist?

7. What does Goldberg say to Meg regarding Stanley's birthday in Act 1, Part 2?

8. Describe Meg and Petey's conversation at the beginning of the play.

9. How does Stanley react when McCann and Goldberg say he doesn't exist?

10. What is the nature of McCann and Goldberg's interrogation of Stanley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of self-control in the play. Which characters were able to show self-control? What did self-control represent to these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of sexual tension in the play. What might be the author's purpose for creating this tension?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the wheelbarrow in the play. What might the author hope for it to foreshadow for the characters in the play?

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