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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 Heidi prefer that an artist do?

2. What is Heidi's primary reason for leaving New York in Act 2, Scene 5?

3. Why does Heidi think the artist is "copping out" in the Prologue to Act 2?

4. What appears to be Heidi's emotional state in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What disease is discussed in Act 2, Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has been going on in Scoop and Lisa's lives since their wedding?

2. What decision does Heidi make in Scene 5, Act 2, regarding her future and why?

3. What is currently going on with Scoop, Peter and Heidi during Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What happens during the show, "Hello New York" during Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What is Heidi's topic of her speech in 1986 to her high school alumni association?

6. What is Peter's emotional state when Heidi comes to tell him good-bye in the AIDS ward during Act 2, Scene 5?

7. Prior to the alumni association luncheon in Act 2, Scene 4, what has been the purpose of Heidi's adult life?

8. Heidi, Scoop and Peter are invited to Susan's morning news show two years later. What is the topic of discussion?

9. What is Heidi missing from other women?

10. What has happened in Heidi's life while she's been in Europe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heidi decides to stay in New York after visiting Peter in the AIDS ward. Heidi has many relationships throughout the play in terms of both male and female friends. What are the "not so obvious" aspects of her relationship with Peter that would cause Heidi to leave a fiance in Europe, but stay in New York after Peter breaks down? What were Peter's reasons for wanting her to stay? Do you feel it was selfish of him to stand in her way? Do you think Heidi was being selfish as well?

Essay Topic 2

By the end of the play, what does Heidi do to bring a wholeness to her life?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the play, Scoop claims to be inspired by Heidi. Why does he feel inspired? Do you think his feeling of inspiration is genuine or will he revert back to his old habits?

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