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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Margaret say Billy's face looked like?

2. Which character does Billy say he wants to see suffer?

3. What does Dion say he has been celebrating?

4. What does Billy say the street is full of?

5. What is the only thing Billy is wearing in this scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of O'Neill's argument.

1) How does he introduce his ideas?

2) How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3) What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in O'Neill's argument?

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