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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. Who asks Shannon to come back to the bus?
2. What does the girl say everyone wants before they go back to town?
3. Where does Miss Fellowes say she has slaved all year?
4. What does Hannah ask Nonno if he has lost?
5. Who does Maxine call to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two sexual experiences has Hannah had?
2. Why does Shannon want to stay in the hammock?
3. What does Hannah tell Shannon his real problem is?
4. Why did Shannon say he had a relationship with the girl?
5. Why does Shannon refuse to hand the keys to Latta?
6. How does Hannah react to being called a deadbeat?
7. Why did the church defrock Shannon?
8. What is Nonno's poem about?
9. Describe the tussle between Maxine and Shannon.
10. What does Shannon tell Hannah he will do if she lets him out of the hammock?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Mexican and American culture.
1) What are the differences between the two cultures?
2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?
3) How would the author represent Mexican culture and Mexican's if the play were released today?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.
1) Setting
2) Structure
3) Language
Essay Topic 3
Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about 1960s American society:
1) Sexual desire.
2) Religion.
3) Americans in Mexico
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