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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. A moment later a crowd of marchers enters, doing what?

2. What do Cameron's questions about how Ellie and Jack behaved on the boat suggest?

3. From whom does Brady face intense pressure?

4. Why does Jack call Ellie honey?

5. Who is the first of several witnesses to object to Jack's presence in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place when Jack begins to speak?

2. How does the play begin?

3. How does the reader know that Jack is worried about money?

4. What takes place when the protesters arrive?

5. How does Jack respond to Smitty?

6. What takes place when a Polish boxer arrives in France?

7. How does the audience react to this performance?

8. What does Goldie think about Jack dating Ellie?

9. What takes place in this scene?

10. How does Clara act during the procession? Why does she act this way? How do others react to her behavior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Bachman is Ellie's mother.

Part 1) How is she affected by Ellie and Jack's relationship? Why?

Part 2) What is the purpose of her soliloquy?

Part 3) Based on what you know about her, how might she have reacted to Ellie's suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Jefferson reminisces about Jack's childhood.

Part 1) What are her memories? What do these memories reveal about Jack?

Part 2) How do her memories reiterate development's of the play's theme?

Part 3) What do her memories foreshadow? How does her reminiscing help to develop Jack's character and to flesh out his character?

Essay Topic 3

Jack tries to pursue his American Dream elsewhere.

Part 1) What is the American Dream?

Part 2) Why does Jack do this? Where does he go? Describe his experiences in other countries.

Part 2) What do Jack's experiences say about the American Dream?

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