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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 is Bella the only one who seems to understand?

2. How is this scene similar to Act I, Scene 2?

3. What does Bella enjoy doing?

4. How must Bella feel about movies?

5. What does the entry of a strange man into the apartment do to the boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the boys' exit.

2. How does this scene begin?

3. What is hiding in Grandma's house?

4. What has happened to Bella?

5. How do Gert and Grandma kurnitz react?

6. Describe the confrontation between Bella and Grandma Kurnitz.

7. Why is Bella in a good mood?

8. What is wrong with Arty?

9. What does Grandma take away from Bella?

10. Why is Jay scrambling upstairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eddie loved his wife unconditionally.

Part 1) What has her death done to the family?

Part 2) How does he sacrifice himself for her?

Part 3) How does his sacrifice affect his children? What is the outcome of his sacrifice?

Essay Topic 2

The main theme of this play is survival.

Part 1) How is this the main theme?

Part 2) How do the characters survive?

Part 3) Are their ways of surviving healthy? Will the be successful in the paths they have chosen in life?

Essay Topic 3

Louie is a breath of fresh air for Arty and Jay.

Part 1) How is Louie a breath of fresh air?

Part 2) How is Louie different from the boys' father, Eddie?

Part 3) How does the interaction between the boys and Louie help the audience to understand Louie?

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