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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. Of what does this news about Sylvan convince everyone?

2. What does Reba comment to herself, regarding Sunny?

3. Why does Boo finally wake up Adolph?

4. The next morning, what are Boo and Reba doing?

5. When there is a knock at the door, and Boo thinks it is the police, who is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reba tell Sunny, regarding her personality and interests?

2. What do Peachy and Joe discuss?

3. What does Reba say when Boo complains about Lala?

4. What exciting thing has happened to Lala?

5. What does Sunny say to Joe, when he comes up to her?

6. Is Peachy allergic to nuts?

7. What are the various characters doing the next morning?

8. How does Lala explain the Christmas tree?

9. What conversation takes place between Boo and Sylvan?

10. What does Adolph read in the paper? How do the other men react to this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The family's country club is restricted.

Part 1) What are its restrictions? Why might it have these restrictions?

Part 2) What is ironic about this? What does it foreshadow?

Part 3) How does this restriction reflect what is taking place in American society, as well as in Europe, as mentioned by Adolph?

Essay Topic 2

Peachy Weil and Joe are very different.

Part 1) Describe each character and how they are different. How do the various family members feel about them?

Part 2) Why does Boo believe Peachy would be a good match for her daughter? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do the differences in these two men lead to a confrontation? How does this confrontation relate back to the theme?

Essay Topic 3

There is a central theme in this play.

Part 1) What is this theme? How do you know this is a central theme?

Part 2) How do these characters change throughout the play based on this theme? What do they each discover?

Part 3) What is the author's purpose for the reader or audience, according to the theme? What is the reader or audience member supposed to learn?

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