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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 makes Tom think that James is into self-improvement?

2. Why does Amanda state she knows Tom isn't going to the movies?

3. How does the conversation end between Amanda and Ida Scott regarding the magazine subscription?

4. When does Amanda's alarm clock go off?

5. What is the young man's name that Tom invites over for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are some of the things Tom and Amanda fighting at the start of scene three?

2. Why do you think Tom apologizes to Amanda?

3. What is Amanda worried will happen if Tom happens to leave?

4. What does Amanda tell Laura she needs to cultivate?

5. What reasons are discussed for the lack of gentlemen callers that Laura will be receiving that evening in scene one?

6. How does Amanda describe the majority of her suitors and what became of them?

7. In what way does Amanda tell Tom she wouldn't mind him emulating his father?

8. What does Amanda tell Tom to wait on before he leaves for the merchant marines?

9. What does Amanda tell Tom he could afford if he would quit smoking?

10. At the end of scene three what does Tom say to Amanda that makes her angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Tom leaves the apartment he sees Amanda talking to Laura and Laura smiles at her mother. Do you think that Amanda was able to say anything to comfort Laura? What do you believe Amanda said given what we know of her nature?

Essay Topic 2

We are given a lot of background information about Jim from both Laura and Tom. What does it tell us about his nature to have all this information before we even meet the character? What does it tell you about Jim that he has roughly the same job as Tom after succeeding so well in high school?

Essay Topic 3

You are allowed to hear two phone calls that Amanda made while she was trying to sell the magazine subscriptions. What are you able to learn about her character listening to her end of the conversation? Do you think that she was successful in her attempts to sell the subscriptions? Why or why not?

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