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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Sunny apologize?

2. How do Lala and this guest greet each other?

3. What happens when Joe and Sunny start dancing too?

4. What does Lala do as Adolph snoozes in his chair and Reba clears the dinner table?

5. Why does Lala protest that she cannot go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The end of the play is triumphant.

Part 1) How is it triumphant? What might be the author's reason for this?

Part 2) What do the characters learn about themselves? What do they learn about others?

Part 3) What is a new truth that both the readers as Sunny realize?

Essay Topic 3

The relationships between Boo and Lala and Reba and Sunny are very different.

Part 1) Describe these mother-daughter relationships. Use evidence from the play to support your description.

Part 2) Why are their relationships the way they are?

Part 3) How do these relationships reveal more about each woman's character, as well as how they relate to others?

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