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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 Stanley go into the kitchen to do at the end of Act 1, Part 1?
2. Complete this sentence by McCann: "I'm just all right once I ____ what I'm doing."
3. In what way does McCann tear the newspaper?
4. What does Stanley complain about in regards to his breakfast?
5. What do Stanley and Petey discuss when Stanley first comes downstairs?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Stanley react after McCann and Goldberg continue to interrogate him near the end of Act 2, Part 2?
2. What is Stanley's reaction when Meg mentions the two men that will be staying in the boardinghouse in Act 1, Part 1?
3. What happens after Stanley is caught in a compromising position with Lulu near the end of Act 2, Part 3?
4. Describe Meg and Petey's conversation at the beginning of the play.
5. What is the nature of Goldberg and Petey's discussion of Stanley's glasses in Act 3, Part 1?
6. Describe the game the members of the birthday party play.
7. What does Stanley tell McCann in regard to his birthday in Act 2, Part 1?
8. What occurs to Stanley after McCann enters the room in Act 2, Part 2?
9. What is the nature of the conversation between McCann, Goldberg, and Stanley regarding the "necessary and possible"?
10. What is the nature of Goldberg's discussion of his name near the end of Act 2, Part 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of sexual tension in the play. What might be the author's purpose for creating this tension?
Essay Topic 2
Examine the significance of Ireland in the play. What importance did Ireland serve to further the story along? What does Ireland have to do with Stanley's past?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the nature of Goldberg and McCann's relationship in the play. What seems to be the rapport between the two men? What motivates their relationship?
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