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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. John is described as coming "from" (20) what and wearing it?

2. Eddie is described as an "unemployed" (8) what?

3. In what city is Ani's new apartment located?

4. What college had Jess attended for her undergraduate degree?

5. What activity is Jess doing for John at the start of Scene Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Scene Two contrast with Scene One, in terms of theme and structure?

2. What had been the reason for Eddie's long absence from Ani after her accident?

3. How does the motif of music arise in Scene Two?

4. For what reason has Eddie come to Ani's apartment in Scene Two?

5. What do Ani's text messages to Eddie during their marriage symbolize?

6. What is the setting of the Prologue?

7. In what way does Majok instruct the reader to interpret the word "fuckin" (6) within the dialogue of the play?

8. What story does Jess finally tell John to placate him?

9. What impetus has brought Eddie to the bar in Brooklyn?

10. What is the symbolism of the light therapy box discussed in Scene Two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the effects of stress on the play's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by the play?

Essay Topic 2

What is the central purpose of this play? What response do you think Martyna Majok wants from her audience? How does each character support the playwright’s purpose? Write an essay exploring these questions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Martyna Majok’s messages concerning the pursuit of personal security. Does Majok indicate that the pursuit of personal security is dangerous? Crucial? Elusive? Choose one adjective to represent Majok’s intended message regarding the pursuit of personal security and prove its validity using concrete details from the play.

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