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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does Aunt Gert emerge?

2. What is included with the letter from Eddie?

3. How does Louie feel about the news?

4. Why has Eddie been in the hospital?

5. What can Eddie not allow his mother to see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author has masterfully portrayed characters.

Part 1) Prove this statement to be correct, using the text.

Part 2) To which character can you relate? Why?

Part 3) How does this play reflect life?

Essay Topic 3

Grandma Kurnitz had shut down emotionally after the loss of two of her children.

Part 1) What is she beginning to realize about this behavior?

Part 2) How does she come to this realization?

Part 3) How does this realization affect the other family members?

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